warp

  • 31warp — warp1 [ wɔrp ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to become bent or curved, usually because of damage by heat or water, or to make something do this 2. ) transitive to affect someone in a way that makes them have strange opinions or thoughts:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32Warp — Warp1 Sm Bugsieranker per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) Stammwort. Zu warp Wurf , das zur niederdeutschen Entsprechung von werfen gebildet ist, vermutlich gekürzt aus warp anker. deutsch s. werfen Warp2 Smn Kettgarn, Baumwollstoff per. Wortschatz… …

    Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • 33warp — [[t]wɔrp[/t]] v. t. 1) to bend or twist out of shape, esp. from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring 2) to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course 3) to distort or cause to distort from the truth, fact, etc.; bias;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34warp — /wɔp / (say wawp) verb (t) 1. to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers, flooring, etc. 2. to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course. 3. to distort from the truth, fact, true meaning,… …

  • 35warp — warpage, n. /wawrp/, v.t. 1. to bend or twist out of shape, esp. from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring. 2. to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course. 3. to distort or cause to distort from the truth, fact, true… …

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  • 36Warp — En el universo ficticio de Star Trek, el warp drive es una forma de porpulsión mas veloz que la luz. Sin embargo, támbien es una tema serio de investigación en la ciencia. Velocidad de curvatura Factor de Curvatura Escala que se utiliza para… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 37warp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Warp is used before these nouns: ↑speed, ↑thread {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Warp is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mind …

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  • 38warp — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to bend or twist and to be no longer in the correct shape, or to make something do this: The door s been warped or something, it won t close properly. 2 to have a bad effect on someone so that they think strangely about things:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39warp — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. a make or become bent or twisted out of shape, esp. by the action of heat, damp, etc. b make or become perverted, bitter, or strange (a warped sense of humour). 2 a tr. haul (a ship) by a rope attached to a fixed point. b …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 40warp — See warp, woof …

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