warping out of shape

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• Warping — Warp Warp (w[add]rp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warped} (w[add]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Warping}.] [OE. warpen; fr. Icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to throw; akin to Dan. varpe to warp a ship, Sw. varpa, AS. weorpan to cast, OS.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• warp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wearp; akin to Old High German warf warp, Old English weorpan to throw, Old Norse verpa Date: before 12th century 1. a. a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Warp — Warp, v. i. 1. To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be twisted or bent out of a flat plane; as, a board warps in seasoning or shrinking. [1913 Webster] One of you will prove a shrunk panel, and, like green timber, warp, warp. Shak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• warp — warpage, n. /wawrp/, v.t. 1. to bend or twist out of shape, esp. from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring. 2. to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course. 3. to distort or cause to distort from the truth, fact, true… …   Universalium

• warp — [[t]wɔrp[/t]] v. t. 1) to bend or twist out of shape, esp. from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring 2) to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course 3) to distort or cause to distort from the truth, fact, etc.; bias;… …   From formal English to slang

• warp — /wɔp / (say wawp) verb (t) 1. to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers, flooring, etc. 2. to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course. 3. to distort from the truth, fact, true meaning,… …  

• warp — [wôrp] n. [ME < OE wearp < base of weorpan, to throw, akin to Ger werfen < IE * werb < base * wer , to turn, bend > WORM] 1. a) a distortion, as a twist or bend, in wood or in an object made of wood, caused by contraction in drying …   English World dictionary

• Warp — (w[add]rp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warped} (w[add]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Warping}.] [OE. warpen; fr. Icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to throw; akin to Dan. varpe to warp a ship, Sw. varpa, AS. weorpan to cast, OS. werpan,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Warped — Warp Warp (w[add]rp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warped} (w[add]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Warping}.] [OE. warpen; fr. Icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to throw; akin to Dan. varpe to warp a ship, Sw. varpa, AS. weorpan to cast, OS.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Warped surface — Warp Warp (w[add]rp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warped} (w[add]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Warping}.] [OE. warpen; fr. Icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to throw; akin to Dan. varpe to warp a ship, Sw. varpa, AS. weorpan to cast, OS.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• warped — adjective a) Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape b) Of a persons mind, attitude, humour etc, perverse, strange, aberrant or deviant.<!improve me, please! …   Wiktionary