make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp

moisture had warped the box

wood has a tendency to warp

(with reference to a ship) move or be moved along by hauling on a rope attached to a stationary object ashore

crew and passengers helped warp the vessels through the shallow section

(in weaving) arrange (yarn) so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth

cotton string will be warped on the loom in the rug-weaving process

cover (land) with a deposit of alluvial soil by natural or artificial flooding

the main canal may be cut so as to warp the lands on each side of it