verb, noun
verb [usuallypassive]
1 to become, or make sth become, twisted or bent out of its natural shape, for example because it has become too hot, too damp, etc:
[V] The window frames had begun to warp. [also VN]
2 [VN] to influence sb so that they begin to behave in an unacceptable or shocking way:
His judgement was warped by prejudice.
Part of speech: noun
(the warp) [sing.] (technical) the threads on a LOOM (= a machine used for weaving) that other threads are passed over and under in order to make fabric
compareWEFT
seealsoTIMEWARP
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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