warped

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

warped - used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture; "the floors were warped and cracked" crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"

Translations

warped [wɔːpt] ADJ

1. [wood] → alabeado, combado

2. (fig) [mind, sense of humour] → pervertido

warped

adj

(lit) → verzogen, wellig

(fig: = twisted) sense of humour, character → abartig; judgement → verzerrt; he has a warped mind → er hat eine abartige Fantasie or Phantasie

warped [wɔːpt] adj (wood) → curvo/a (fig) (character, sense of humour) → contorto/a

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warped [wɔːpt] adj (wood) → curvo/a (fig) (character, sense of humour) → contorto/a