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warp

verb

/wɔːrp/

Meaning

To twist or bend out of shape, often due to heat or moisture.

The wooden door warped in the summer heat.

time warp

bend, distort, deform, twist

straighten, align, flatten

warp the wood, metal warps, warp speed, warped sense

to deal effectively with something difficult

Describe or portray something precisely.

To make changes to improve something, usually a system, law, or practice.

to move hand or something back and forth; a moving ridge of water

To be a sign or warning that something, especially something bad, is going to happen.

to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone; to pardon