warp
Cross references:
1. deform
1. warp \'wo.(*)rp\ n [ME, fr. OE wearp; akin to OHG warf warp, ON verpa to
throw] [2warp] 1a1: a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and
crossed by the woo f 1a2: the cords forming the carcass of a pneumatic tire
1b: FOUNDATION, BASE 2: a rope for warping a ship or boat 3: a bed or
layer of deposited sediment 4a: the state or fact of being out of true in
plane or line; also : an instance of warping {a ~ in a door panel} 4b: a
mental twist or aberration
2. warp vb [ME warpen, fr. OE weorpan to throw; akin to ON verpa to thro]
[ME warpen, fr. 1warp] [1warp]w, Gk rhembein to whirl 1a: to turn or twist
out of shape; esp : to twist or bend out of a plane 1b: to cause to judge,
choose, or act wrongly : PERVERT 1c: FALSIFY, DISTORT 1d: to deflect from
a course 2: to arrange (yarns) so as to form a warp 3: to move (as a
ship) by hauling on a line attached to a fixed object 1: to become warped
of a ship 2: to become moved by warping - warp.er n