warp
to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring.
to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course.
Aeronautics. to curve or bend (a wing or other airfoil) at the end or ends to promote equilibrium or to secure lateral control.
Nautical. to move (a vessel) into a desired place or position by hauling on a rope that has been fastened to something fixed, as a buoy or anchor.
Agriculture. to fertilize (land) by inundation with water that deposits alluvial matter.
to become bent or twisted out of shape, especially out of a straight or flat form: The wood has warped in drying.
to be or become biased; hold or change an opinion due to prejudice, external influence, or the like.
Nautical.
to warp a ship or boat into position.
(of a ship or boat) to move by being warped.
(of a stratum in the earth's crust) to bend slightly, to a degree that no fold or fault results.
a bend, twist, or variation from a straight or flat form in something, as in wood that has dried unevenly.
a mental twist, bias, or quirk, or a biased or twisted attitude or judgment.
the set of yarns placed lengthwise in the loom, crossed by and interlaced with the weft, and forming the lengthwise threads in a woven fabric.
a situation, environment, etc., that seems characteristic of another era, especially in being out of touch with contemporary life or attitudes, etc.
Also called spring, spring line .Nautical. a rope for warping or hauling a ship or boat along or into position.
alluvial matter deposited by water, especially water let in to inundate low land so as to enrich it.
Origin of warp
1Other words for warp
Opposites for warp
Other words from warp
- warp·age, noun
- un·warp·ing, adjective
Words Nearby warp
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How to use warp in a sentence
Until someone invents warp drive or the like, there is no way to overcome the obstacle of time.
The Planets with the Giant Diamonds Inside - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Corey S. Powell | July 7, 2021 | Nautilus“This means we’re not talking about a rapidly or aggressively expanding species, and there’s no warp drive or anything,” Wright told Gizmodo.
Fermi Paradox: Here’s What an Alien Civilization Settling the Galaxy Looks Like | Jason Dorrier | June 27, 2021 | Singularity HubThis gives us a mathematical key for finding and classifying warp technologies.
New Warp Drive Research Dashes Faster-Than-Light Travel Dreams—but Reveals Stranger Possibilities | Sam Baron | April 18, 2021 | Singularity HubThis might not sound like much of a discovery, but until now it was unclear what warp drives might be, physically speaking.
New Warp Drive Research Dashes Faster-Than-Light Travel Dreams—but Reveals Stranger Possibilities | Sam Baron | April 18, 2021 | Singularity HubBobrick and Martire show that any warp drive must be a shell of material in a constant state of motion, enclosing a flat region of spacetime.
New Warp Drive Research Dashes Faster-Than-Light Travel Dreams—but Reveals Stranger Possibilities | Sam Baron | April 18, 2021 | Singularity Hub
But the thugs are numerous enough to be part of the warp and woof of the community.
Instead, now we have a political science case-study proving how political fortunes can shift and change at warp speed.
Should Christie Resign from the Republican Governors Association? | Myra Adams | January 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWHERE TO EAT: For lunch, enter the time warp that is Crown Candy Kitchen (don't pass on the sundaes).
Get Cultured on Your Weekend Getaway: Best Trips for Art Lovers | Condé Nast Traveler | January 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo throwback eyeglasses or filters on my photos to give the impression of a time warp.
Famous for Not Being Famous: Enough About ‘Stoner’ | Drew Smith | October 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of my favorite moments in that film was when Spock mends the warp core and Captain Kirk goes down to see him.
Simon Pegg on His First ‘Star Trek’ Memories, Playing Scotty, and More | Simon Pegg | May 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPoliteness, being based upon real kindness of heart, cannot exist where there is selfishness or brutality to warp its growth.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyAnd yet, not that alone, for the warp and woof of history are made up of innumerable threads.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.And now, waiting for the ship to warp into its pier, she realized what a fatal mistake her reticence had been.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrathBut we can't control the directional and dimensional scope of the warp.
Circus | Alan Edward NourseWhen the warp principle was discovered, it looked like the answer.
Circus | Alan Edward Nourse
British Dictionary definitions for warp
/ (wɔːp) /
to twist or cause to twist out of shape, as from heat, damp, etc
to turn or cause to turn from a true, correct, or proper course
to pervert or be perverted
(tr) to prepare (yarn) as a warp
nautical to move (a vessel) by hauling on a rope fixed to a stationary object ashore or (of a vessel) to be moved thus
(tr) (formerly) to curve or twist (an aircraft wing) in order to assist control in flight
(tr) to flood (land) with water from which alluvial matter is deposited
the state or condition of being twisted out of shape
a twist, distortion, or bias
a mental or moral deviation
the yarns arranged lengthways on a loom, forming the threads through which the weft yarns are woven
the heavy threads used to reinforce the rubber in the casing of a pneumatic tyre
nautical a rope used for warping a vessel
alluvial sediment deposited by water
Origin of warp
1Derived forms of warp
- warpage, noun
- warped, adjective
- warper, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with warp
In addition to the idiom beginning with warp
- warp and woof
also see:
- time warp
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