Background for warping

warping

/ˈwɔːrpɪŋ/ /ˈwɔːrpɪn/

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verb

To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:

Examples :

"Physical Warping: * The old wooden floor is warping because of the water damage. Mental Warping: * Living in constant fear can start warping a person's sense of reality. "

mind body condition

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(ropemaking) To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.

Examples :

"The rope maker is warping the yarn into long bundles before tarring them. "

nautical technical sailing industry

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To arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.

Examples :

"The weaver is carefully warping the cotton threads on the loom before starting the new blanket. "

material technical industry

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To plot; to fabricate or weave (a plot or scheme).

Examples :

"The disgruntled employee was warping a plan to sabotage the company's network. "

plan story action mind communication

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To change or fix (make fixed, for example by freezing).

Examples :

"The spilled water started warping the wooden floorboards, causing them to swell and change shape. "

material physics science

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verb

Examples :

"The old wooden floor is warping near the window due to the moisture. "

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(obsolete outside dialectal, of an animal) To bring forth (young) prematurely.

Examples :

"Because of the sudden illness, the ewe warped her lamb. "

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To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.

Examples :

"The farmers are warping the fields near the river by opening the sluice gates, allowing the muddy water to flow in and deposit fertile silt. "

agriculture environment geology

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verb

(very rare) To throw.

Examples :

"He was warping stones at the river. "

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noun

An action or motion that warps or twists.

Examples :

"The intense heat caused a noticeable warping of the plastic toy left in the sun. "

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noun

The deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area

Examples :

"The slow warping of the Earth's crust over millions of years created the mountain range. "

geology geography environment

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noun

The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.

Examples :

"The student learned the basics of weaving, starting with warping the loom to prepare the vertical threads. "

art job technical industry

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The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.

Examples :

"After years of warping, the farmer's fields became remarkably fertile due to the rich sediment deposited by the river. "

agriculture geology environment