- wrought
- wrought [ rɔt ]a past tense and past participle of wreak. Many people consider this to be incorrect.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
wrought up — See: WORKED UP … Dictionary of American idioms
wrought up — See: WORKED UP … Dictionary of American idioms
Wrought — Wrought, a. Worked; elaborated; not rough or crude. [1913 Webster] {Wrought iron}. See under {Iron}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wrought — Wrought, imp. & p. p. of {Work}. [1913 Webster] Alas that I was wrought [created]! Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wrought — is a band based in the town of Fayetteville, Arkansas; it was formed on Halloween of 2004, but played its first venue on March 22, 2005. Wrought s merging of vocals, solos and rhythms over a southern metal hump has proven to be popular with heavy … Wikipedia
wrought — is an old past form and past participle of the verb work, surviving only in the term wrought iron, in the occasional variant wrought up (= worked up, i.e. agitated, nervous), and as a form of the expression work havoc (see wreak) … Modern English usage
wrought — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of metals) beaten out or shaped by hammering. 2) (in combination ) made or fashioned in the specified way: well wrought. 3) (wrought up) upset and anxious. ORIGIN archaic past and past participle of WORK(Cf. ↑workless) … English terms dictionary
wrought up — index frenetic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wrought-up — adj very nervous and excited = ↑wound up, tense ↑tense … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrought — [ro:t US ro:t] the past tense and past participle of ↑wreak … Dictionary of contemporary English