warp

warp
warp1 [wo:p US wo:rp] v
[: Old English; Origin: weorpan 'to throw']
1.) [I and T]
if something warps, or if heat or cold warps it, it becomes bent or twisted, and loses its original shape
▪ The door must be warped. It won't close properly.
2.) [T]
to influence someone in a way that has a harmful effect on how they think or behave
▪ You mustn't allow your dislike of her to warp your judgement .
warp 2
warp2 n
[Sense: 1; Origin: Old English wearp]
[Sense: 2; Date: 1600-1700; Origin: WARP1]
1.) the warp
technical the threads used in weaving cloth that go from the top to the bottom of the machine
→↑weft
2.) [singular]
a part of something that has become bent or twisted from its original shape
→↑time warp

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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