warp
Meaning of warp
noun
- The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
- A distortion:
- The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.
- The foundation, the basis, the undergirding.
- A line or cable or rode as is used in warping (mooring or hauling) a ship, and sometimes for other purposes such as deploying a seine or creating drag.
- A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.
- A situation or place which is or seems to be from another era; a time warp.
- The sediment which subsides from turbid water; the alluvial deposit of muddy water artificially introduced into low lands in order to enrich or fertilise them.
- (obsolete outside dialectal) A throw or cast, as of fish (in which case it is used as a unit of measure: about four fish, though sometimes three or even two), oysters, etc.
a warp of fish
- To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:
- (ropemaking) To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.
- To arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.
- To plot; to fabricate or weave (a plot or scheme).
- To change or fix (make fixed, for example by freezing).
- To move:
- (obsolete outside dialectal, of an animal) To bring forth (young) prematurely.
- To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.
- (very rare) To throw.
Information about warp
- The plural form of warp is: warps.
- Languages in which warp is used:
(Press the button to hear it)
Hyphenation of warp
warp
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- warp is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
warp synonyms
Meaning deflection:
Meaning buckle:
Meaning warping:
Meaning falsify:
Meaning heave:
Translation of warp
- French: chaîne
Anagrams of warp
Words that rhyme with warp
Warp, moldwarp, mouldwarp, molewarp, thistlewarp, downwarp, unwarp, upwarp, underwarp, geswarp
Are you looking more rhymes for warp? Try our rhymes search engine.