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   warp

   /wɔːp/

   verb

   • 1. make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp: "moisture had warped the box" Similar buckletwistbenddistortdeformmisshapemalformcurvemake/become crooked/curvedflexbowarchcontortgnarlkinkwrinkleOpposite straightenkeep shape
   • ▪ make abnormal or strange; distort: "your judgement has been warped by your obvious dislike of him" Similar corrupttwistpervertdepravebendskew
   • 2. (with reference to a ship) move or be moved along by hauling on a rope attached to a stationary object ashore: "crew and passengers helped warp the vessels through the shallow section"
   • 3. (in weaving) arrange (yarn) so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth: "cotton string will be warped on the loom in the rug-weaving process"
   • 4. cover (land) with a deposit of alluvial soil by natural or artificial flooding: "the main canal may be cut so as to warp the lands on each side of it"

   noun

   • 1. a twist or distortion in the shape of something: "the head of the racket had a curious warp"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting (fictional or hypothetical) space travel by means of distorting space–time: "warp speed"
   • ▪ an abnormality or perversion in a person's character: "no mind is more capable of warps than his"
   • 2. (in weaving) the threads on a loom over and under which other threads (the weft) are passed to make cloth: "the warp and weft are the basic constituents of all textiles"
   • 3. a rope attached at one end to a fixed point and used for moving or mooring a ship.
   • 4. alluvial sediment; silt: archaic "the warp or muddy deposit dug from an old riverbed"

   Word Origin Old Englishweorpan (verb), wearp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch werpen and German werfen ‘to throw’. Early verb senses included ‘throw’ and ‘hit with a missile’; the sense ‘bend’ dates from late Middle English. The noun was originally a term in weaving (see warp (sense 2 of the noun)).

   Derivatives

   • 1. warper noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • A

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   • R

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   • P

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWARP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WARP definition: 1. If wood warps, or if water or heat warps it, it becomes damaged by bending or twisting: 2. to….

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWARP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   WARP meaning: 1. If wood warps, or if water or heat warps it, it becomes damaged by bending or twisting: 2. to….

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryWARP | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

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   WARP 意味, 定義, WARP は何か: 1. If wood warps, or if water or heat warps it, it becomes damaged by bending or twisting: 2. to….

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWARP | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   WARP meaning: 1. to become bent into the wrong shape or to make something do this: 2. If something warps your….

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWARPED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WARPED definition: 1. strange and unpleasant: 2. bent because of damage by heat or water: 3. strange and unpleasant: .

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTIME WARP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TIME WARP definition: 1. the idea of a change in the measurement of time, in which people and events from one part of….

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWRAP (SOMEONE) UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WRAP (SOMEONE) UP definition: 1. to dress in warm clothes, or to dress someone in warm clothes: 2. to cover or surround….

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of warp – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   warp definition: 1. to become bent into the wrong shape or to make something do this: 2. If something warps your….

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-simplifiedWARP in Simplified Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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    WARP translate: 弯曲, （使）（木材）弯曲，（使）翘曲，（使）变形, 奇怪的, 使（人或人的行为）反常，使变得乖戾；扭曲.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › fr › dictionnaireWARP | traduire en français - Cambridge Dictionary

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    WARP - traduire en français avec le dictionnaire Anglais-Français - Cambridge Dictionary.