English dictionary
warp
/w/oU/rp/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
Synonyms deflectionSource: WordNet 3.0
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a shape distorted by twisting or folding
Synonyms buckleSource: WordNet 3.0
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a moral or mental distortion
Synonyms warpingSource: WordNet 3.0
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yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.
Source: webster1913
verb
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make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Source: WordNet 3.0
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bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.
Source: webster1913
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To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be twisted or bent out of a flat plane; as, a board <i>warps</i> in seasoning or shrinking.
Source: webster1913
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To twist the end surfaces of (an aërocurve in an aëroplane) in order to restore or maintain equilibrium.
Source: webster1913