WARP

v. twist, bend, contort; become twisted or contorted; distort, bias, falsify; be falsified; move a boat by hauling on a rope

n. curve developed in something that was originally straight, bending; contortion; lengthwise yarn in a loom; rope for towing a ship; mental aberration, perversion, distortion

Warp is a verb and noun pertaining to distortion and twisting, and to lines and ropes used in the contexts below.Warp may refer to:Wing warping, a manner of controlling the roll of an aeroplaneWarp (weaving) the set of lengthwise threads attached to a loomWarp drive the faster-than-light movement in Science Fiction--as used in Star TrekImage warping, the process of distorting an image digitallyWarping (sailing), a slow method of moving a boat in still waters or against the windWarp zone, an area in a video game where players can go from one place or level to anotherWarp, a brand of energy mints
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Noun
1. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
(synonym) deflection
(hypernym) aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance
(derivation) falsify, distort, garble
2. a shape distorted by twisting or folding
(synonym) buckle
(hypernym) distorted shape, distortion
(derivation) heave, buckle
3. a moral or mental distortion
(synonym) warping
(hypernym) distortion, deformation
4. yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
(hypernym) thread, yarn
(substance-holonym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
(part-holonym) weave
Verb
1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
(synonym) falsify, distort, garble
(hypernym) misrepresent, belie
(hyponym) mangle, mutilate, murder
(derivation) deflection
2. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"
(synonym) heave, buckle
(hypernym) change surface
(hyponym) lift
(derivation) buckle

(v. i.)
To cast the young prematurely; to slink; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.
  

(v. i.)
To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.
  

(v. i.)
to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve.
  

(v. i.)
To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be twisted or bent out of a flat plane; as, a board warps in seasoning or shrinking.
  

(v. i.)
To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.
  

(v. t.)
To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.
  

(v. t.)
To cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.
  

(v. t.)
To let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of warp, or slimy substance.
  

(v. t.)
To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns.
  

(v. t.)
To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.
  

(v. t.)
To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object.
  

(v. t.)
To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.
  

(v. t.)
To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.
  

(v. t.)
To weave; to fabricate.
  

(v.)
A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.
  

(v.)
A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed object; a towing line; a warping hawser.
  

(v.)
A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.
  

(v.)
Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17.
  

(v.)
The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board.
  

(v.)
The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.