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warp    (wôrp) KEY  

VERB:
warped , warp·ing , warps
VERB:
tr.

1. To turn or twist (wood, for example) out of shape.
2. To turn from a correct or proper course; deflect.
3. To affect unfavorably, unfairly, or wrongly; bias. See Synonyms at bias.
4. To arrange (strands of yarn or thread) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.
5. Nautical To move (a vessel) by hauling on a line that is fastened to or around a piling, anchor, or pier.

VERB:
intr.

1. To become bent or twisted out of shape: The wooden frame warped in the humidity.
2. To turn aside from a true, correct, or natural course; go astray. See Synonyms at distort.
3. Nautical To move a vessel by hauling on a line that is fastened to or around a piling, anchor, or pier.

NOUN:

1. The state of being twisted or bent out of shape.
2. A distortion or twist, especially in a piece of wood.
3. A mental or moral twist, aberration, or deviation.
4. The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric, crossed at right angles to the woof.
5. Warp and woof.
6. Nautical A towline used in warping a vessel.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English werpen, from Old English weorpan, to throw away; see wer- ² in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
warper (Noun)

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