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Added 9 October 2026

warp

/ˈwɔːp/ noun

In Latin: stamen Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about warp at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting.
A shape distorted by twisting or folding.
A moral or mental distortion.

verb

Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story.
Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat.
The highway buckled during the heat wave

Origin

From Middle English warp, werp, from Old English wearp, warp (“a warp, threads stretched lengthwise in a loom, twig, osier”), from Proto-Germanic *warpą (“a warp”). Cognate with Middle Dutch warp, Middle Low German warp, German werfen, Danish and Swedish varp.

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