Warp Meaning
/ˈwɔːp/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
nounThe state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:, The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape.
Sentence Examples
Over time, wooden doors can warp or swell, making the door difficult to close.
The shopkeeper couldn't tell warp from weft.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Due to the intense heat from the fire, the thin metal plate began to ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wooden board began to ____ after it was left out in the heavy rain for several many hours today.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"All frames found to suffer from warp should be broken up straight away before the printer is tempted during a rush to make use of them."
— 1920, The British Journal of Photography, volume 67, page 246:
"Rough lumber is rarely perfectly straight, and may suffer from warp,"
— 2001, Roland Johnson, Automotive Woodworking : Restoration, Repair and Replacement, →ISBN:
"The part is not fragile, does not need benching to remove "stair-stepping" on curved surfaces and does not need post curing. It does not suffer from warp, sag or curl."
— 1992, Innovation, volumes 11-12, page 32:
"He believed that we were suffering from warp or bias, that a blind spot contorted our mental vision."
— 1933, Journal of the National Proctologic Association, volume 6, number 5, page 126:
"[…] and may discover that the potency of this politician-father had so altered the freedom with which corrective authority could be imposed on his son that to an extraordinary extent the person as an adult continues to suffer from warp acquired at home as a child."
— 1966, Man and International Relations: Conflict, page 306:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Due to the intense heat from the fire, the thin metal plate began to ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wooden board began to ____ after it was left out in the heavy rain for several many hours today.