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warp

 
 
pronunciation:
worp
parts of speech:
verb, noun
part of speech: verb
inflections: warps, warping, warped
definition 1: to bend or twist out of shape.
Rain had warped the old, wooden fence.
synonyms:
bend, distort, twist
antonyms:
straighten
similar words:
deform, transform, wrench
definition 2: to distort.
You warped the story of what really happened.
synonyms:
distort
similar words:
bend, twist
definition 3: to become bent or twisted out of shape.
The walls warped a little more every time it rained.
synonyms:
bend
antonyms:
straighten
similar words:
buckle, deform
 
part of speech: noun
definition: a bend or twist.
We noticed a warp in the floor from the leaky roof.
similar words:
bend, bow
derivations: warped (adj.), warpage (n.), warper (n.)