warp
To twist or become twisted, physically or mentallyTo twist or become twisted, physically or mentally.: To twist or turn (something) out of shape; to deform.
» Tom has a warped sense of humor.
У Тома извращённое чувство юмора.
Meaning
15 sensesTo twist or become twisted, physically or mentally.
(transitive)To twist or turn (something) out of shape; to deform.
The moisture warped the board badly.
to warp space and time
biegen, verbiegen, krümmmen
деформи́роватьdeformírovatʹ, искажа́тьiskažátʹ, искази́тьiskazítʹ
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
(intransitive)To become twisted out of shape; to deform.
Over the years the post had warped and checked and needed to be replaced.
(transitive)To deflect or turn (something) away from a true, proper or moral course; to pervert; to bias.
Funny how the thought of huge profits can warp your judgment.
(intransitive)To go astray or be deflected from a true, proper or moral course; to deviate.
His perspective had warped after his extreme experiences.
(transitive)To arrange strands of thread lengthwise on a loom.
To move:
(transitive)To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier; (especially) to move a sailing ship through a restricted place such as a harbour.
verholen, schleppen
верпова́тьverpovátʹ
(intransitive)To move or be moved by this method.
(dated, intransitive, rare)To fly with a bending or waving motion, like a flock of birds or insects.
(ambitransitive)To travel or transport across a medium without passing through it normally, as by using a teleporter or time warp.
(ambitransitive)To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.
(ambitransitive, obsolete)To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.
(ambitransitive, figuratively, obsolete, rare)To plot; to fabricate or weave (a plot or scheme).
Examples
16 sentencesTom has a warped sense of humor.
ruУ Тома извращённое чувство юмора.
I think videogames are warping our kids' minds.
ruЯ думаю, что видеоигры искажают психику наших детей.
Boards will warp unless kept dry.
The shopkeeper couldn't tell warp from weft.
deDer Ladenbesitzer konnte Kette und Schuss nicht auseinanderhalten.
The tree roots are warping the pavement.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English werpen, weorpen, worpen, from Old English weorpan (“to throw”), from PFrom Middle English werpen, weorpen, worpen, from Old English weorpan (“to throw”), from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to bend, turn”).
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Forms
warps, warping, warped, warpedSynonyms
61 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle