| Front | warp |wɔːp| |
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| Back | verb 1 make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp: 2 (with reference to a ship) move or be moved along by hauling on a rope attached to a stationary object ashore: 3 (in weaving) arrange (yarn) so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth. 4 cover (land) with a deposit of alluvial soil by natural or artificial flooding. noun 1 a twist or distortion in the shape of something: 2 (in weaving) the threads on a loom over and under which other threads (the weft) are passed to make cloth: 3 a rope attached at one end to a fixed point and used for moving or mooring a ship. 4 alluvial sediment silt. DERIVATIVES warpage noun warp ( sense 1 of the verb) , warper noun |
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