Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun warp
4 senses of warp
Sense 1
deflection, warp -- (a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting)
=> aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance -- (a state or condition markedly different from the norm)
Sense 2
warp, buckle -- (a shape distorted by twisting or folding)
=> distorted shape, distortion -- (a shape resulting from distortion)
Sense 3
warp, warping -- (a moral or mental distortion)
=> distortion, deformation -- (a change for the worse)
Sense 4
warp -- (yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof)
=> thread, yarn -- (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb warp
2 senses of warp
Sense 1
falsify, distort, garble, warp -- (make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story)
=> misrepresent, belie -- (represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions")
Sense 2
heave, buckle, warp -- (bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave")
=> change surface -- (undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface)