Definition of warp
- the warp of the economic structure is agriculture
- —Amer. Guide Series: N.C.
- a warp in a door panel
There's a warp in the floorboards.
an unshakable belief in the essential goodness of humankind is the warp of his philosophy
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base, basis, bedrock, bottom, cornerstone, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, root, underpinning, warp and woof;
anchorage, bed, brace, bulwark, buttress, framework, infrastructure, mount, prop, shore, stay, substratum, substructure, support;
assumption, justification, premise (also premiss), presumption, presupposition, rationale, supposition, theory, thesis, warrant;
backbone, center, core, cornerstone, eye, focus, heart, hub, kernel, keystone, nucleus, seat;
The wood was warped by moisture.
The heat caused the wood to warp.
He held prejudices that warped his judgment.
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14th century
abase, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate;
ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect;
befoul, begrime, contaminate, defile, dilute, dirty, pollute, taint, thin, water down, weaken;
disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, take down;
blemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish, wreck;
: a twist or curve in something that is usually flat or straight
: the threads that run up and down on a loom or in a woven fabric
: to twist or bend (something) into a different shape
: to cause (a person's opinions, thoughts, etc.) to be changed in a way that is wrong or unnatural
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