[warp] n [ME, fr. OE wearp; akin to OHG warf warp, OE weorpan to throw, ON verpa] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft b: foundation, base "the ~ of the economic structure is agriculture --Amer. Guide Series: N.C."
2: a rope for warping or mooring a ship or boat 3 [
[2]warp] a: a twist or curve that has developed in something orig. flat or straight "a ~ in a door panel" b: a mental twist or aberration -- warp.age n
[2]warp vt (14c) 1: to arrange (yarns) so as to form a warp
2. a: to turn or twist out of or as if out of shape; esp: to twist or bend out of a plane b: to cause to judge, choose, or act wrongly or abnormally: pervert c: distort 1 "intellect and learning ... ~ed by prejudices --Irving Wallace" d: to deflect from a course
3: to move (as a ship) by hauling on a line attached to a fixed object ~ vi 1: to become warped
2: to move a ship by warping syn see deform -- warp.er n