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Meaning
Noun
●
The state, quality, or
condition
of being
twisted
,
physically
or mentally:
The state, quality, or
condition
of being
physically
bent
or
twisted
out of
shape.
The state, quality, or
condition
of being
deviant
from what
is right
or
proper
morally
or mentally.
●
A distortion:
A
distortion
or
twist
, such
as in
a
piece
of
wood
(also used figuratively).
A
mental
or
moral
distortion
,
deviation
, or aberration.
●
In Weaving:
The
threads
that
run
lengthwise
in a
woven
fabric
;
crossed
by the
woof
or weft.
●
The
foundation
, the
basis
, the undergirding.
●
In Nautical:
A
line
or
cable
or
rode
as is
used in
warping
(mooring or
hauling
) a
ship
, and sometimes for other
purposes
such as
deploying
a
seine
or
creating
drag.
●
A
theoretical
construct
that
permits
travel
across a
medium
without
passing through
it
normally
, such as a
teleporter
or time warp.
●
A
situation
or place which is or seems to be from another
era
; a time warp.
●
The
sediment
which
subsides
from
turbid
water; the
alluvial
deposit
of
muddy
water
artificially
introduced
into low
lands
in order to
enrich
or
fertilise
them.
●
A
throw
or
cast
,
as of
fish
(in which case it is used as a
unit of measure
: about
four
fish
, though sometimes three or even two),
oysters
, etc.
Verb
●
To
twist
or become
twisted
,
physically
or mentally.
To
twist
or
turn
(something)
out of shape
; to deform.
To become
twisted
out of shape
; to deform.
To
deflect
or
turn
(something)
away
from a
true
,
proper
or
moral
course
; to
pervert
; to bias.
To
go astray
or be
deflected
from a
true
,
proper
or
moral
course
; to deviate.
●
To
run
(yarn) off the
reel
into
hauls
to be tarred.
●
To
arrange
(strands of
thread
, etc) so that they
run
lengthwise
in weaving.
●
To
plot
; to
fabricate
or
weave
(
a plot
or scheme).
●
To change or
fix
(make
fix
ed,
for example
by freezing).
●
In Nautical:
To move:
To
move
a
vessel
by
hauling
on a
line
or
cable
that is
fastened
to an
anchor
or
pier
; (especially) to
move
a
sailing ship
through a
restricted
place such as a harbour.
To
move
or be
moved
by this method.
●
To move:
To
fly
with a
bending
or
waving
motion
, like a
flock
of
birds
or insects.
●
In Science fiction:
To move:
To
travel
or
transport
across a
medium
without
passing through
it
normally
, as by using a
teleporter
or time warp.
●
To
bring forth
(young) prematurely.
●
In Agriculture:
To
fertilize
(low-lying
land
) by
letting
the
tide
, a
river
, or other water in upon it to
deposit
silt
and
alluvial
matter.
●
To throw.
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Origin
warp
English
warp
Middle English (1100-1500)
werpen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Teleport
Wormhole
Deform
Weft
Bend
Beam
Vortex
Hyperspace
Twist
Accelerate
Redock
Orbit
Melt
Threads
Distort
Stitch
Drift
Thread
Cloaking
Compress
Corrode
Fabric
Shatter
Glide
Zoom
Disintegrate
Harden
Stitching
Decelerate
String
Refract
Blink
Crack
Pod
Crystallize
Slide
Tear
Yarns
Seam
Jump
Damage
Ruin
Scatter
Soften
Shrink
Alter
Stretch
Weave
Cloth
Fade
Change
Destroy
Recharge
Strip
Break
Bending
Wobble
Normal Space
Tractor Beam
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Rhymes
Warp
Vworp
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