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 | ||