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warp

DEFINITIONS OF: warp

1

n a shape distorted by twisting or folding

Synonyms:
buckle
Type of:
distorted shape, distortion
a shape resulting from distortion

n yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof

Type of:
thread, yarn
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

n a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

Synonyms:
deflection
Type of:
aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance
a state or condition markedly different from the norm

n a moral or mental distortion

Synonyms:
warping
Type of:
deformation, distortion
a change for the worse

v bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

Synonyms:
buckle, heave
Types:
lift
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
Type of:
change surface
undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface

v make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

Synonyms:
distort, falsify, garble
Types:
mangle, murder, mutilate
alter so as to make unrecognizable
Type of:
belie, misrepresent
represent falsely
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