warp

CEFRB2

/ˈwɔːp/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To bend or twist out of its usual shape.

  2. 02

    noun

    A change from the usual shape or direction.

Examples

  • Over time, wooden doors can warp or swell, making the door difficult to close.

  • The shopkeeper couldn't tell warp from weft.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwoːp/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. A distortion:, A distortion or twist, such as in a piece of wood (also used figuratively).

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:

  2. The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape.

More examples

In context

  • […] and Senft found that the fibril angle in both the Pinus and Populus was high in juvenile wood, indicating that both are likely to exhibit warp in drying.

  • The silt is brought down and the strong tide of the Humber brings it up in very large quantities, so that the river the whole way through nearly is exceedingly thick. Added to that I may say that we suffer from warp to a tremendous extent.

  • a warp of fish

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English warp, werp, from Old English wearp, warp (“a warp, threads stretched lengthwise in a loom, twig, osier”), from Proto-Germanic *warpą (“a warp”). Cognate with Middle Dutch warp, Middle Low German warp, German werfen, Danish and Swedish varp.