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under wraps

under wraps prepositional phrase: in secrecy or in hiding.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In secrecy or in hiding.
    • They're trying to keep the new product under wraps and hidden from their competitors.
  2. Of a horse: restrained from performing at its best in a race, so as to mislead others regarding its potential.

Questions about under wraps

What does under wraps mean?
Under wraps means in secrecy or in hiding.
What part of speech is under wraps?
Under wraps is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under wraps in the dictionary

  1. under the yoke
  2. under tow
  3. under water
  4. under way
  5. under weigh
  6. under wraps
  7. under-
  8. under-accommodate
  9. under-accommodated
  10. under-accommodates
  11. under-accommodating

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