keep under wraps

keep un·der wrap

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Definitions of keep under wraps words

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

clam up — If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
corked — (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
corking — excellent
cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
dummy up — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.

advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.

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