Meaning

4 senses
  1. An action or motion that warps or twists.

  2. The deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area

  3. The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.

  4. The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.

More definitions
  • a moral or mental distortion

Origin

From Middle English warpynge; equivalent to warp + -ing.

From Middle English warpynge; equivalent to warp + -ing.

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Forms

plural: warpings
Singularwarping
Pluralwarpings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a moral or mental distortion:warp

Word family

6 related words

See also

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