warp

warp  (wôrp)

v. warped, warp·ing, warps

v.tr.

1. To turn or twist (wood, for example) out of shape.

2. To turn from a correct or proper course; deflect.

3. To affect unfavorably, unfairly, or wrongly; bias. See Synonyms at bias.

4. To arrange (strands of yarn or thread) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.

5. Nautical To move (a vessel) by hauling on a line that is fastened to or around a piling, anchor, or pier.

v.intr.

1. To become bent or twisted out of shape: The wooden frame warped in the humidity.

2. To turn aside from a true, correct, or natural course; go astray. See Synonyms at distort.

3. Nautical To move a vessel by hauling on a line that is fastened to or around a piling, anchor, or pier.

n.

1. The state of being twisted or bent out of shape.

2. A distortion or twist, especially in a piece of wood.

3. A mental or moral twist, aberration, or deviation.

4. The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric, crossed at right angles to the woof.

5. Warp and woof.

6. Nautical A towline used in warping a vessel.

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[Middle English werpen, from Old English weorpan, to throw away; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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warper n.

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warp [wɔːp]

vb

1. to twist or cause to twist out of shape, as from heat, damp, etc.

2. to turn or cause to turn from a true, correct, or proper course

3. to pervert or be perverted

4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to prepare (yarn) as a warp

5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to move (a vessel) by hauling on a rope fixed to a stationary object ashore or (of a vessel) to be moved thus

6. (Engineering / Aeronautics) (tr) (formerly) to curve or twist (an aircraft wing) in order to assist control in flight

7. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (tr) to flood (land) with water from which alluvial matter is deposited

n

1. the state or condition of being twisted out of shape

2. a twist, distortion, or bias

3. (Psychology) a mental or moral deviation

4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the yarns arranged lengthways on a loom, forming the threads through which the weft yarns are woven

5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the heavy threads used to reinforce the rubber in the casing of a pneumatic tyre

6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a rope used for warping a vessel

7. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) alluvial sediment deposited by water

[Old English wearp a throw; related to Old High German warf, Old Norse varp throw of a dragging net, Old English weorpan to throw]

warpage  n

warped  adj

warper  n

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Warp a throw or cast; a set of four items.

Examples: warp of cod, 1533; of fish, 1598; of herrings, 1894; of oysters, 1796; of salt-fish, 1436; of weeks (four weeks), 1599.

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To haul a ship ahead by line or anchor.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	warp - a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting deflection aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance - a state or condition markedly different from the norm
	2.	warp - a shape distorted by twisting or folding buckle distorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortion
	3.	warp - a moral or mental distortion warping deformation, distortion - a change for the worse
	4.	warp - yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving weave - pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
Verb	1.	warp - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story distort, falsify, garble murder, mutilate, mangle - alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" misrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
	2.	warp - bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave" buckle, heave change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface lift - rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly"

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warp

verb

1. distort, bend, twist, buckle, deform, disfigure, contort, misshape, malform Rainwater had warped the door's timber.

2. become distorted, bend, twist, contort, become deformed, become misshapen Plastic can warp in the sun.

3. pervert, twist, corrupt, degrade, deprave, debase, desecrate, debauch, lead astray Their minds have been warped by their experiences.

noun

twist, turn, bend, defect, flaw, distortion, deviation, quirk, imperfection, kink, contortion, deformation small warps in the planking

Translations

warp [wɔːp]

A. N

1. (in weaving) → urdimbre f

2. [in wood] → alabeo m, comba f

B. VT

1. [+ wood] → alabear, combar

2. (fig) [+ mind] → pervertir

C. VI [wood] → alabearse, combarse

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warp [ˈwɔː^rp]

n

[cloth] → chaîne f

vi

[wood] → gauchir

vt [+ wood] → gauchir

[+ character, person] → pervertir
war paint warpaint [ˈwɔː^rpeɪnt] n → peintures fpl de guerre

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warp

n

(in weaving) → Kette f

(in wood etc) → Welle f; the warp makes it impossible to use this wood → das Holz ist zu verzogen or wellig, als dass man es noch verwenden könnte

(= towing cable) → Schleppleine f

(of mind) hatred of his mother had given his mind an evil warp → der Hass, den er gegen seine Mutter hegte, hatte seinen ganzen Charakter entstellt or verbogen; the warp in his personality → das Abartige in seinem Wesen

vt wood → wellig werden lassen, wellen; character → verbiegen, entstellen; judgement → verzerren; (Aviat) → verwinden

vi (wood) → sich wellen, sich verziehen, sich werfen

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warp [wɔːp]

1. n (in weaving) → ordito; (of wood) → curvatura, deformazione f

2. vt (wood) → deformare, curvare (fig) (mind, personality, judgment) → influenzare negativamente

3. vi (wood) → deformarsi, curvarsi

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warp¹

v warp [woːp]

1 to make or become twisted out of shape The door has been warped by all the rain we've had lately. gebuig يَفْتِل، يَلْوي деформирам zkroutit (se) slå sig (sich) verziehen σκεβρώνω deformar; (madera) alabear, combar koolduma, koolutama كج و معوج شدن vääntää gauchir לְהִתעַקֵם मोड़ना izvitoperiti, saviti elgörbít; (szenvedőben:) megvetemedik melengkungkan vinda(st), skekkja(st), verpast curvare; deformare ひずませる 휘게 하다 iškreipti, iškrypti, persimesti samesties; sariezties meleding kromtrekken vri, slå seg, bli bøyd spaczyć się empenar a se răsuci, a se strâmba; a se scoroji коробить(ся) ohnúť (sa), (s)kriviť (sa) skriviti (se) uvijati göra (bli) skev, slå sig ทำให้บิดงอ eğ(il)mek, eğril(t)mek (使)扭曲變形 перекручувати; викривлятися بل دینا cong 使翘曲起

2 to cause to think or act in an abnormal way His experiences had warped his judgement/mind. beïnvloed يُشَوِّه، يَتَصَرَّف بصورةٍ غَيْر طَبيعيَّه изкривявам pokřivit forkvakle nachteilig beeinflussen διαστρεβλώνω deformar, pervertir väärama, eksitama منحرف شدن vääristää fausser לְעַווֵת विकृति izvrnuti, iskrenuti befolyásol menyesatkan brengla distorcere, deformare ゆがめる 왜곡하다 iškreipti izkropļot; samežģīt menjejaskan, merosakkan verwringen forkvakle/-dreie wypaczyć deformar a perverti извращать pokriviť popačiti iskriviti snedvrida, förvränga บิดเบือน; กระทำนอกลู่นอกทาง bozmak, sap(tır)mak 使不正常 спотворювати بگاڑ دینا làm lệch lạc 使不正常

n

the shape into which something is twisted by warping The rain has given this wood a permanent warp. buiging إنْفِتال، إعْوِجاج деформация deformace skævhed die Krümmung σκέβρωμα, παραμόρφωση alabeo; deformación koolutus پيچ vääristymä gauchissement עִיווּת ताना izobličenje vetemedés lengkungan vindingur, skekkja curvatura; deformazione ゆがみ 휨, 구부러짐 persikreipimas, persimetimas samešanās berkeadaan meleding atau membengkok scheluwte (vind)skjevhet spaczenie deformação strâmbare искривление; деформация deformácia ukrivljenje iskrivljenost skevhet การผิดรูปไป; การผิดส่วนไป eğrilik, çarpıklık 扭曲變形 викривлення, деформація تانا vênh 变形

adj warped

gebuigdheid مُعْوَج، مَفْتول деформирам pokroucený fordrejet krumm διαστρεβλωμένος, σκεβρωμένος deformado, torcido; pervertido kooldunud پيچ خوردگي kiero tordu, faussé מְעוּוָת विकृत izobličiti megvetemedett melengkung undinn distorto ゆがんだ 휜, 뒤틀린 iškreiptas, persimetęs sameties; sariezies ganjil, tidak normal krom skjev; forkvaklet spaczony deformado răsucit; deformat деформированный; извращённый pokrútený ukrivljen; popačen iskrivljen skev, snedvriden ซึ่งบิดงอ; ซึ่งผิดรูป eğri, çarpık 扭曲變形的 спотворений, викривлений بل کھایا ہوا bị méo mó 翘起的

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warp²

n warp [woːp]

(usually withthe) the set of threads lying lengthwise in a loom during weaving (the other being the weftweft). skering سَداة النَّسيج: خُويطُه الأساسيَّه الطولِيَّه утайка osnova trend die Kettenfäden (pl.) στημόνι lõimelõngad تار loimi chaîne שְּתִי ताना tkanje láncfonal (szemben a vetülékfonallal) lungsin langþræðir 縦糸 (날)실 apmatai meti (aušanā) lungsin schering renning osnowa urdidura ur­zeală основа osnova osnova pri tkanju osnova tkanja varp กลุ่มเส้นด้ายตามยาว çözgü, arış (織布的)經線(另一方向稱為緯線) основа (тканини) وہ دھاگے جو بناءی کے وقت لمباءی کے رخ ہوں sợi dọc trên khung cửi （织布中的）经（线）