English noun: warp | |||
1. | warp (state) a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting | ||
Synonyms | deflection | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance | ||
2. | warp (shape) a shape distorted by twisting or folding | ||
Synonyms | buckle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distorted shape, distortion | ||
3. | warp (event) a moral or mental distortion | ||
Synonyms | warping | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deformation, distortion | ||
4. | warp (artifact) yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof | ||
Broader (hypernym) | thread, yarn | ||
Part meronym | weave | ||
Substance meronym | cloth, fabric, material, textile | ||
English verb: warp | |||
1. | warp (communication) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story | ||
Synonyms | distort, falsify, garble | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | belie, misrepresent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | mangle, murder, mutilate | ||
2. | warp (change) bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat | ||
Samples | The highway buckled during the heat wave. | ||
Synonyms | buckle, heave | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change surface | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lift | ||