单词 | warp |
释义 | Word Frequency warp(wɔːp) verb 1. to twist or cause to twist out of shape, as from heat, damp, etc 2. to turn or cause to turn from a true, correct, or proper course 3. to pervert or be perverted 4. (transitive) to prepare (yarn) as a warp 5. nautical to move (a vessel) by hauling on a rope fixed to a stationary object ashore or (of a vessel) to be moved thus 6. (transitive) (formerly) to curve or twist (an aircraft wing) in order to assist control in flight 7. (transitive) to flood (land) with water from which alluvial matter is deposited noun 8. the state or condition of being twisted out of shape 9. a twist, distortion, or bias 10. a mental or moral deviation 11. the yarns arranged lengthways on a loom, forming the threads through which the weft yarns are woven 12. the heavy threads used to reinforce the rubber in the casing of a pneumatic tyre 13. nautical a rope used for warping a vessel 14. alluvial sediment deposited by water Derived forms warpage (ˈwarpage) noun warped adjective warper (ˈwarper) noun Word origin Old English wearp a throw; related to Old High German warf, Old Norse varp throw of a dragging net, Old English weorpan to throw |
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