warps

Verb

warp (third-person singular simple present warps, present participle warping, simple past and past participle warped)

1. (transitive) To twist or turn (something) out of shape; to deform.
   • The moisture warped the board badly.
2. (intransitive) To become twisted out of shape; to deform.
   • Over the years the post had warped and checked and needed to be replaced.
3. (transitive) To deflect or turn (something) away from a true, proper or moral course; to pervert; to bias.
   • Funny how the thought of huge profits can warp your judgment.

   Synonyms:

   corrupt, lead astray, adulterate, debauch, demoralize, detort, file, immoralize, pervert, pollute

4. (intransitive) To go astray or be deflected from a true, proper or moral course; to deviate.
   • His perspective had warped after his extreme experiences.
5. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.
   • The usual method is to warp the yarn, either in whole or half hauls, […]1830, William Burney, A New Universal Dictionary of the Marine
6. (transitive) To arrange strands of thread lengthwise on a loom.
   • Warp the loom using your preferred method, following the draft in Figure 2 […]2026, Malynda Allen, “Flights of Fancy”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 44

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