Entry Word: warp

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of <the faulty English translation really warps the meaning of the original text, which is in Russian> — see garble
2 to lower in character or dignity <claims that violent movies warp the values of our young people> — see debase 1
3 to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition <freezing warped the plastic, and now the cover wonʼt fit> — see contort