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Word: Warp
Speech Type: Verb
Old English weorpan (verb), wearp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch werpen and German werfen ‘to throw’. Early verb senses included ‘throw’ and ‘hit with a missile’; the sense ‘bend’ dates from late Middle English. The noun was originally a term in weaving (see warp (sense 2 of the noun))
wɔːp
make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp
Short Definition:make or become bent or twisted out of shape
Examples:- moisture had warped the box
- wood has a tendency to warp
(with reference to a ship) move or be moved along by hauling on a rope attached to a stationary object ashore
Short Definition:(of ship) move or be moved along by hauling on rope attached to stationary object ashore
Examples:- crew and passengers helped warp the vessels through the shallow section
(in weaving) arrange (yarn) so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth
Short Definition:(in weaving) arrange yarn so as to form warp of piece of cloth
Examples:- cotton string will be warped on the loom in the rug-weaving process
cover (land) with a deposit of alluvial soil by natural or artificial flooding
Short Definition:cover land with deposit of alluvial soil by natural or artificial flooding
Examples:- the main canal may be cut so as to warp the lands on each side of it
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