warp

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /wɔːrp/

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Verb

Plain form warp

Third-person singular warps

Past tense warped

Past participle warped

Present participle warping

1. (transitive) If you warp something, you twist or bend it out of its original shape.

   The heat warped the plastic panel.

2. (intransitive) If something warps, it becomes twisted or bent from its normal shape.

   The wood began to warp in the high humidity.

Noun

Singular warp

Plural warps

1. (countable) A warp is a twist or bend in the shape of something, such as wood or metal.

   The board showed a noticeable warp after sitting in the sun.

2. (countable) In weaving, a warp is one of the long threads held under tension on a loom.

   The warps are set on the loom before the weft is woven through them.

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