warp
[ wawrp ]
/ wɔrp /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Origin of warp
before 900; (v.) Middle English werpen,Old English weorpan to throw; cognate with German werfen,Old Norse verpa,Gothic wairpan; (noun) Middle English warpe,Old English wearp; cognate with German Warf,Old Norse varp
OTHER WORDS FROM warp
warpage, nounun·warp·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for warp
warp
/ (wɔːp) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of warp
warpage, nounwarped, adjectivewarper, nounWord Origin for warp
Old English wearp a throw; related to Old High German warf, Old Norse varp throw of a dragging net, Old English weorpan to throw
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