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Word: warp (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A distortion or twist, such as in a piece of wood.
  • A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.
  • nautical A line or cable used in warping a ship.
  • The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.
  • uncountable The state of being bent or twisted out of shape.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To go astray or be deflected from a correct course
  • nautical (for a ship) to be moved by warping
  • intransitive To become twisted out of shape
  • nautical 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 affect something wrongly, unfairly or unfavourably; to bias
  • To arrange strands of thread etc so that they run lengthwise in weaving
  • To deflect something from a true or proper course
  • To twist or turn something out of shape

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