warp
[verb]
Synonyms:
- twist, bend, contort, deform, distort
[noun]
Synonyms:
- twist, bend, contortion, distortion, kink

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Contrasted words: disentangle, rectify, straighten, unkink
Related Words: contort, crook, distort, twist, bend, kink

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. warp¹ /wɔːp $ wɔːrp/ verb
[Language: Old English; Origin: weorpan 'to throw']

1. [intransitive and transitive] if something warps, or if heat or cold warps it, it becomes bent or twisted, and loses its original shape:
The door must be warped. It won’t close properly.

2. [transitive] to influence someone in a way that has a harmful effect on how they think or behave:
You mustn’t allow your dislike of her to warp your judgement.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. warp² noun
[Sense 1: Language: Old English; Origin: wearp]
[Sense 2: Date: 1600-1700; Origin: ⇒ warp¹]

1. the warp technical the threads used in weaving cloth that go from the top to the bottom of the machine ⇒ weft

2. [singular] a part of something that has become bent or twisted from its original shape
⇒ time warp

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲