- warp⇄expr. warp and woof, fabric; structure.
Ex. Apartheid is woven deeply into the warp and woof of society as it is organized ... in South Africa (New York Times). - warp⇄noun warper.
- warp⇄noun 1. the condition of being twisted; bend or twist; distortion.
Ex. a warp in wood that has dried unevenly.
2a. (Figurative.) a distortion of judgment; mental twist; bias.
b. a distortion that results from being out of keeping with - warp⇄v.i. 1. to become bent, curved, or twisted out of shape, by contraction or expansion, or both.
Ex. A steel girder may warp in a fire. This old board has warped so that it does not lie flat.
2. (Figurative.) to be made not as it should be; be - warp⇄v.t. 1a. to bend, curve, or twist (an object) out of shape; permanently distort the shape of, as by shrinking or heating.
Ex. Age had warped and cracked the floor boards.
b. (Figurative.) to cause a deviation or abnormality in; distort or in - warp⇄warp, verb, noun.