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warp Browse the words alphabetically around "warp" See entries that contain "warp" | | | | | Syllables: | | warp | | | Parts of speech: | | transitive verb , intransitive verb , noun | | |  | Part of Speech | | transitive verb |
 | Pronunciation | | worp |
| | Inflected Forms | | warped, warping, warps |
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Definition | 1. | to bend or twist out of shape, esp. from a flat or straight form. |
| | Synonyms | | bend (1) , twist (3,5) , distort (1) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | buckle |
| | Similar Words | | deform , transform , contort , misshape , wrench |
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Definition | 2. | to bend or turn from the true, natural, or right course; cause to deviate. |
| | Example | | Greed is warping her judgment. |
| | Synonyms | | bend (3) , distort (1) |
| | Similar Words | | twist , contort , affect1 , jaundice , sway , influence |
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Definition | 3. | to bend or turn from a healthy, sane, or moral condition; pervert. |
| | Example | | Her mind was warped by extreme suffering. |
| | Synonyms | | pervert (1,4) , corrupt (1,3) |
| | Similar Words | | derange , poison , weaken , twist , unbalance , debase , mislead |
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Definition | 4. | to distort (truth or fact). |
| | Example | | You warped the story of what really happened. |
| | Synonyms | | pervert (3) , color (2,3) , slant (2,3) , distort (2) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | wrench |
| | Similar Words | | twist , misrepresent , skew , manipulate , bend |
| | | | | | Related Words | | turn , kink , tack , bow , rot , bias , pervert , distort |
| | | | | Part of Speech | | intransitive verb |
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Definition | 1. | to become bent or twisted out of shape. |
| | Synonyms | | bend (1) , twist (5) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | buckle , spring |
| | Similar Words | | deform , contort |
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Definition | 2. | to deviate from a true, natural, or right course. |
| | Synonyms | | bend (1) , deviate (1) |
| | Similar Words | | swerve , stray , veer , drift |
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Definition | 3. | to become perverted. |
| | Similar Words | | deviate , weaken , stray , corrupt |
| | | | | | Related Words | | tack , bow , heave , lie |
| | | | | Part of Speech | | noun |
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Definition | 1. | a distortion, such as a bend or twist, from a straight or flat form, often caused by heat. |
| | Synonyms | | distortion (1) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | spring |
| | Similar Words | | skew , bow2 , bend |
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Definition | 2. | a mental or moral quirk or bias; aberration; deviation. |
| | Synonyms | | quirk (2) , bias (2) , deviation (1) , aberration (2) |
| | Crossref. Syn. | | twist |
| | Similar Words | | propensity , idiosyncrasy , proclivity , oddity , predisposition , mannerism |
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Definition | 3. | the first threads positioned on a loom, which form the lengthwise threads in a woven fabric. (Cf. filling, weft, woof.) |
| | | | | | Related Words | | buckle , turn , twist |
| | | | | | Derived Forms | | warpage, n. ; warper, n. |
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