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wrapt up

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wrap

  [rap] verb, wrapped or wrapt, wrap⋅ping, noun, adjective
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–verb (used with object)
1. to enclose in something wound or folded about (often fol. by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
2. to enclose and make fast (an article, bundle, etc.) within a covering of paper or the like (often fol. by up): He wrapped the package up in brown paper.
3. to wind, fold, or bind (something) about as a covering.
4. to protect with coverings, outer garments, etc. (usually fol. by up).
5. to cover (fingernails) with a sheer silk or linen fabric, as to repair or strengthen them.
6. to surround, envelop, shroud, or hide.
7. to fold or roll up.
8. Movies, Television. to finish the filming of (a motion picture).
–verb (used without object)
9. to wrap oneself (usually fol. by up).
10. to become wrapped, as about something; fold.
11. Movies, Television. to complete the filming of a motion picture: We hope to wrap in time for Christmas.
–noun
12. something to be wrapped about the person, esp. in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap.
13. a beauty treatment in which a part or all of the body is covered with cream, lotion, herbs, or the like and then wrapped snugly with cloth.
14. a sheer silk or linen fabric glued to the fingernails to repair or strengthen them.
15. a piece of thin, flat bread wrapped around a filling and eaten as a sandwich.
16. Movies, Television.
a. the completion of photography on a film or an individual scene.
b. the termination of a working day during the shooting of a film.
–adjective
17. wraparound in style: a wrap skirt.
—Verb phrase
18. wrap up, to conclude; finish work on: to wrap up a project.
—Idioms
19. under wraps, Informal. secret: The army wants this research project kept under wraps.
20. wrapped up in,
a. intensely absorbed in: wrapped up in one's work.
b. involved in; bound up with: Peace is wrapped up in willingness to compromise.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME (v.), of obscure orig.; cf. dial. Dan vravle to wind
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Word Origin & History

wrap  (v.)
c.1320, wrappen, of uncertain etymology, perhaps via Scand. (cf. Dan. dialectal vravle "to wind"), ult. from PIE *werp- "to turn, wind" (cf. Gk. rhaptein "to sew"), from base *wer- "to turn, bend" (see versus). The noun is first recorded c.1412; as a type of women's garment, recorded from 1827. Meaning "end of a filming session" is attested from 1974. Fig. phrase under wraps "in concealment" is recorded from 1939. Wrapper is recorded from c.1460.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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