warp

[ wawrp ]

/ wɔrp /

verb (used with object)

to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring.

to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course.

to distort or cause to distort from the truth, fact, true meaning, etc.; bias; falsify: Prejudice warps the mind.

Aeronautics. to curve or bend (a wing or other airfoil) at the end or ends to promote equilibrium or to secure lateral control.

Nautical. to move (a vessel) into a desired place or position by hauling on a rope that has been fastened to something fixed, as a buoy or anchor.

Agriculture. to fertilize (land) by inundation with water that deposits alluvial matter.

verb (used without object)

to become bent or twisted out of shape, especially out of a straight or flat form: The wood has warped in drying.

to be or become biased; hold or change an opinion due to prejudice, external influence, or the like.

Nautical.

to warp a ship or boat into position.
(of a ship or boat) to move by being warped.

(of a stratum in the earth's crust) to bend slightly, to a degree that no fold or fault results.

noun

a bend, twist, or variation from a straight or flat form in something, as in wood that has dried unevenly.

a mental twist, bias, or quirk, or a biased or twisted attitude or judgment.

the set of yarns placed lengthwise in the loom, crossed by and interlaced with the weft, and forming the lengthwise threads in a woven fabric.

time warp.

a situation, environment, etc., that seems characteristic of another era, especially in being out of touch with contemporary life or attitudes, etc.

Also called spring, spring line. Nautical. a rope for warping or hauling a ship or boat along or into position.

alluvial matter deposited by water, especially water let in to inundate low land so as to enrich it.

Origin of warp

before 900; (v.) Middle English werpen, Old English weorpan to throw; cognate with German werfen, Old Norse verpa, Gothic wairpan; (noun) Middle English warpe, Old English wearp; cognate with German Warf, Old Norse varp

SYNONYMS FOR warp

1 turn, contort, distort.

2 swerve, deviate.

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ANTONYMS FOR warp

1, 7 straighten.

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OTHER WORDS FROM warp

warp·age, noun un·warp·ing, adjective

Words nearby warp

warner, warner robins, warning, warning coloration, warning track, warp, warp and woof, warp beam, warp ikat, warp knit, warp knitting

Example sentences from the Web for warp

But the thugs are numerous enough to be part of the warp and woof of the community.

The War on Drugs Is What Makes Thugs |John McWhorter |August 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Instead, now we have a political science case-study proving how political fortunes can shift and change at warp speed.

Should Christie Resign from the Republican Governors Association? |Myra Adams |January 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One of my favorite moments in that film was when Spock mends the warp core and Captain Kirk goes down to see him.

Simon Pegg on His First ‘Star Trek’ Memories, Playing Scotty, and More |Simon Pegg |May 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
How to get Fitzgerald house trained before the floorboards begin to warp?

The Economics of Puppy Management |Megan McArdle |February 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But the warp and woof of the business changed hardly at all, nor should it have.

Al Qaeda’s Failure on Wall Street |Zachary Karabell |September 12, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The threads of the warp extend in parallel order from the warp-beam to the front of the loom, and are attached to the cloth-roll.

Textiles |William H. Dooley
If you cannot possibly tackle hand-spun yarn for warp, you must use Indian mill-spun yarn for it and use hand-spun for woof.

The Wheel of Fortune |Mahatma Gandhi
Attacking the brain, they warp the judgment, and weaken the power of restraint.

Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners |B.G. Jefferis
When a row is finished it is pressed tightly to the rest of the web by means of a comb inserted into the warp.

Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia |M. E. Hume-Griffith
The gosha-gr is an implement for remedying the warp of a bow-tip and string-notch.

The Bbur-nma in English |Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

British Dictionary definitions for warp

warp

/ (wɔːp) /

verb

to twist or cause to twist out of shape, as from heat, damp, etc

to turn or cause to turn from a true, correct, or proper course

to pervert or be perverted

(tr) to prepare (yarn) as a warp

nautical to move (a vessel) by hauling on a rope fixed to a stationary object ashore or (of a vessel) to be moved thus

(tr) (formerly) to curve or twist (an aircraft wing) in order to assist control in flight

(tr) to flood (land) with water from which alluvial matter is deposited

noun

the state or condition of being twisted out of shape

a twist, distortion, or bias

a mental or moral deviation

the yarns arranged lengthways on a loom, forming the threads through which the weft yarns are woven

the heavy threads used to reinforce the rubber in the casing of a pneumatic tyre

nautical a rope used for warping a vessel

alluvial sediment deposited by water

Derived forms of warp

warpage, noun warped, adjective warper, noun

Word Origin for warp

Old English wearp a throw; related to Old High German warf, Old Norse varp throw of a dragging net, Old English weorpan to throw

Idioms and Phrases with warp

warp

In addition to the idiom beginning with warp

warp and woof

also see:

time warp

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