(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If something ~s or is ~ed, it becomes damaged by bending or curving, often because of the effect of heat or water.
Left out in the heat of the sun, tapes easily ~ or get stuck in their cases...
It should have prevented rain water ~ing the door trim...
VERB: V, V n
2.
If something ~s someone’s character, it damages them or it influences them in a bad way.
I never had any toys, my father thought that they would ~ my personal values...
Their lives have been ~ed by war.
VERB: V n, V n
3.
A ~ in time or space is an imaginary break or sudden change in the normal experience of time or space.
When a divorced woman re-enters the world of dating and romance, she’s likely to feel as though she has entered a time ~.
N-COUNT: n N
4.
In weaving, the ~ is the threads which are held in a frame or machine called a loom while another thread is passed across through them. Compare weft .
N-SING: the N