warp
warp
Definition
warp (wôrp)
noun
- a distortion, as a twist or bend, in wood or in an object made of wood, caused by contraction in drying
- any similar distortion, as in metal
- the state or fact of being so distorted
- a mental twist, quirk, aberration, or bias
- silt, sediment, or mud deposited as by a stream
- a deposit of this
- Naut. a rope or line run from a boat, etc. to a dock, buoy, anchor, etc., and used to warp the vessel into position
- Weaving the set of threads running lengthwise in the loom and crossed by the weft, or woof
- the very fiber or essential part of something; foundation; base
Etymology: ME < OE wearp < base of weorpan, to throw, akin to Ger werfen < IE *werb- < base *wer-, to turn, bend > worm
transitive verb
- to bend, curve, or twist out of shape; distort
- to turn from the true, natural, or right course
- to turn from a healthy, sane, or normal condition; pervert; bias: said of the mind, character, judgment, etc.
- to twist or distort in telling; misinterpret a warped account
- Naut. to move (a boat, etc.) by hauling on a line fastened to a pile, dock, anchor, etc.
- Weaving to arrange (threads or yarns) so as to form a warp
Etymology: ME warpen, to throw, bend < OE weorpan, to throw
intransitive verb
- to become bent or twisted out of shape, as wood does in drying
- to turn aside from the true, natural, or right course
- Naut. to move into position by warping or being warped: said as of a boat
warp′er noun
warp
Synonyms
warp
n.
Lengthwise threads
skeins, ties, batts; fiberfiber 1, loom, thread.loom, thread. A distortion
bend, twist, wrinkle, skew, bias.
warp
Synonyms
warp
Usage Examples
Object
- space-time: However, to create a wormhole, one needs matter that warps space-time in the opposite way, like the surface of a saddle.
- pointer: Also, warping the pointer can cause problems for users of absolute location pointing devices ( like graphics tablets ).
- logic: Warped logic When the whole SST project was started little real thought was given to the economic justification for the aircraft in airline service.
- imagination: Everything, that is, except for a warped imagination and buckets of dice -- but you already have those, right?
- mind: This is not the first time Clare Short's warped mind has produced such biased opinions.
- disk: JVC developed a higher-performance pickup the Rolling Pickup that follows wandering tracks and plays warped disks with impeccable precision.
Converse of object
- knit: Women's Powder Pant Aquafoil® pants with a warp knit lining provide excellent warmth and breathability.
Modifies a noun
- yarn: Before weaving can commence the warp yarns must be assembled onto a beam.
- thread: In normal weaving, two sets of warp threads are used.
- gate: Players are not allowed to own locations with warp gates.
- jump: For example: Gary attempts a warp jump from location 21 to location 47.
- speed: Now you can put money in your pocket at warp speed using the internet!
- factor: With ice walls just inches away, seventy mph feels like warp factor nine.
Modifying Another Word
- permanently: All you need is a single card and your bare fingers to permanently warp your audience's reality.
Adjective complement
- constant: The warping constant is a function of bulb radius, and of the thicknesses and lengths of the two legs.
Noun used with modifier
- fore: In some cases the ship should be helped round by slacking away on the after warp whilst heaving on the fore warp.
- trawl: To this stopper is shackled the independent wire which in turn is shackled to the flat link in the end of the trawl warp.
- anchor: Our chain is going to be attached to the anchor warp, which begs the question how much rope?
- cotton: Deceased was a cotton warp dresser, employed at Hurst new mills.
- time: He really is in a time warp, isn't he?
warp Quotes
Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding-sheet of Edward's race. Give ample room, and verge enough The characters of hell to trace.
Browse dictionary entries near warp
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