Warp - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|wɔːrp|
Brit.
|wɔːp|
noun
- a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting (syn: deflection)
- a shape distorted by twisting or folding (syn: buckle)
- a moral or mental distortion (syn: warping)
- yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
- a shape distorted by twisting or folding (syn: buckle)
- a moral or mental distortion (syn: warping)
- yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
verb
- make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story (syn: distort, falsify, garble)
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat (syn: buckle, heave)
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat (syn: buckle, heave)
Extra examples
There's a warp in the floorboards.
...an unshakable belief in the essential goodness of humankind is the warp of his philosophy...
The wood was warped by moisture.
The heat caused the wood to warp.
He held prejudices that warped his judgment.
Old wood seldom warps in the wetting.
A book with its back still warm and warped from having been held over the fire.
We have warped this word in our English language.
The door must be warped. It won't close properly.
You mustn't allow your dislike of her to warp your judgement.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: warp
he/she/it: warps
present participle: warping
past tense: warped
past participle: warped
I/you/we/they: warp
he/she/it: warps
present participle: warping
past tense: warped
past participle: warped
noun
singular: warp
plural: warps
singular: warp
plural: warps
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