Warp



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

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GRE 红宝书

• v. / n.翘起, 弯曲
• ［英］ v. / n.翘起, 弯曲 ( a twist or curve that has developed in something flat or straight )
• ［例］ The door was warped and wouldn't shut.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wearp; akin to Old High German warf warp, Old English weorpan to throw, Old Norse verpa
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
  • b. foundation, base <the warp of the economic structure is agriculture — American Guide Series: North Carolina>
• 2. a rope for warping or mooring a ship or boat
• 3. \［warp (II)\］
  • a. a twist or curve that has developed in something originally flat or straight <a warp in a door panel>
  • b. a mental aberration
• ? warpage noun

II. verb

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to arrange (yarns) so as to form a warp
  • 2.
    • a. to turn or twist out of or as if out of shape; especially to twist or bend out of a plane
    • b. to cause to judge, choose, or act wrongly or abnormally ; pervert
    • c. distort <intellect and learning…warped by prejudices — Irving Wallace><warps space and time>
    • d. to deflect from a course
  • 3. to move (as a ship) by hauling on a line attached to a fixed object
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to become warped
  • 2. to move a ship by warping
• Synonyms: see deform
• ? warper noun

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