warp

warp
[[t]wɔ͟ː(r)p[/t]]
warps, warping, warped
1) V-ERG If something warps or is warped, it becomes damaged by bending or curving, often because of the effect of heat or water.

Left out in the heat of the sun, tapes easily warp or get stuck in their cases...

[V n] It should have prevented rain water warping the door trim...

[V-ed] The door, warped by seasons and sea-changes, split slightly.

Derived words:
warped ADJ-GRADED v-link ADJ

The key was fractionally warped

2) VERB If something warps someone's character, it damages them or it influences them in a bad way.

[V n] I never had any toys, my father thought that they would warp my personal values...

[V n] Their lives have been warped by war.

Derived words:
warped ADJ-GRADED

The individual's whole personality appears to be permanently warped.

...a person with a very warped mind.

3) N-COUNT: n N A warp in time or space is an imaginary break or sudden change in the normal experience of time or space.

When a divorced woman re-enters the world of dating and romance, she's likely to feel as though she has entered a time warp.

4) N-SING: the N In weaving, the warp is the threads which are held in a frame or machine called a loom while another thread is passed across through them. Compare weft.

English dictionary. 2008.

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