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Wrapped has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of wrap

"She wrapped her arms around him to comfort him after his bad day."

In plain English: To wrap something means to cover it completely with material so that nothing can get inside or out.

"She wrapped her scarf tightly around her neck to keep warm in the cold wind."

Adjective
1

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

"leaf-clothed trees"

"fog-cloaked meadows"

"a beam draped with cobwebs"

"cloud-wrapped peaks"

2

giving or marked by complete attention to

"that engrossed look or rapt delight"

"enwrapped in dreams"

"so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"

"rapt with wonder"

"wrapped in thought"

3

enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like

"gaily wrapped gifts"

4

encased in a wrapping.

"The fragile gift was wrapped in shiny silver paper and tied with a red ribbon."

Example Sentences
"She wrapped her scarf tightly around her neck to keep warm in the cold wind." verb
"She wrapped her scarf tightly around her neck to stay warm." verb
"The baker carefully wrapped each loaf of bread in foil before storing it." verb
"He quickly wrapped the present and handed it to his sister for Christmas." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
unwrapped

Origin

From Spotify Wrapped, launched in 2016, which popularised the concept.

Rhyming Words
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