wrapped

/ ræpt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of wrap

adjective

1. informal.
   a variant spelling of rapt 2
2. wrapped up informal.
   1. completely absorbed or engrossed in
   2. implicated or involved in

Example Sentences

Biceps bulging out of a sleeveless shirt, sweaty scalp wrapped in a white bandana, plastered fingers on his left hand gripping a racquet.

From BBC

"If the crust starts to get too dark, I swear by a ring of foil wrapped around the crust to protect it. You can keep them and reuse them many times too."

From Salon

Those institutions in Germany that use outside for their students catering rarely receive food wrapped in single-use packaging.

From Salon

A comparable U.S. venture called EarthScope, a $200 million, 20-year-long effort to map the North American underworld that wrapped up field studies a few months ago, spaced seismometers 70 kilometers apart.

From Science Magazine

With Olympic singles gold already in his locker from Beijing 2008, that US Open victory also wrapped up a career golden Grand Slam.

From BBC

Related Words

• cloaked
• encased
• protected