warp

Universal Words 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. 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