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

a twist or distortion in the shape of something

the head of the racket had a curious warp

(in weaving) the threads stretched vertically on a loom, over and under which other threads (the weft) are passed to make cloth

the warp and weft are the basic constituents of all textiles

warp threads

rugby is woven into the warp and weft of South African society

a rope attached at one end to a fixed point and used for moving or mooring a ship

alluvial sediment; silt

the warp or muddy deposit dug from an old riverbed