Warp
verb
To twist or bend out of shape.
The wood will warp if it gets wet.
Often appears as...
- warp the wood
- warp out of shape
verb
To change something, making it strange or not natural.
Reality can warp a person's perspective over time.
Often appears as...
- warp reality
- warp perspective
noun
A twist or distortion in the natural shape or condition of something.
There was a warp in the wooden plank.
Often appears as...
- warp in wood
- notice a warp
verb
To move a ship by pulling on a rope that is fastened to a stationary object on shore.
We had to warp the boat into the dock due to the strong current.
Often appears as...
- warp the boat
- warp into dock
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Nautical
noun
The threads in a fabric that run lengthwise.
The warp and the weft are woven together to make the fabric.
Often appears as...
- warp and weft
- warp threads
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Textiles
verb
To twist or bend out of shape.
The wood will warp if it gets wet.
Often appears as...
- warp the wood
- warp out of shape
verb
To change something, making it strange or not natural.
Reality can warp a person's perspective over time.
Often appears as...
- warp reality
- warp perspective
noun
A twist or distortion in the natural shape or condition of something.
There was a warp in the wooden plank.
Often appears as...
- warp in wood
- notice a warp
verb
To move a ship by pulling on a rope that is fastened to a stationary object on shore.
We had to warp the boat into the dock due to the strong current.
Often appears as...
- warp the boat
- warp into dock
Usage tips
Formal
Nautical
noun
The threads in a fabric that run lengthwise.
The warp and the weft are woven together to make the fabric.
Often appears as...
- warp and weft
- warp threads
Usage tips
Textiles
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Change
Used to describe materials that change shape not just when wet, but under various conditions.
Plastic can warp if exposed to high temperatures.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Wood
While the example mentions wood, 'warp' applies to any material that can lose its original shape.
Even metal can warp under intense stress.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Change
Used to describe materials that change shape not just when wet, but under various conditions.
Plastic can warp if exposed to high temperatures.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Wood
While the example mentions wood, 'warp' applies to any material that can lose its original shape.
Even metal can warp under intense stress.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Change
Used to describe materials that change shape not just when wet, but under various conditions.
Plastic can warp if exposed to high temperatures.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Wood
While the example mentions wood, 'warp' applies to any material that can lose its original shape.
Even metal can warp under intense stress.
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Your elusive creative...
to believe that he or she is like, the vessel, you know, like the font and the essence and the source of all divine, creative, unknowable, eternal mystery is just a smidge too much responsibility to put on one fragile, human psyche. It's like asking somebody to swallow the sun. It just completely warps and distorts egos,
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Making sense of string...
He said, if I want to describe one more force, maybe I need one more dimension. So he imagined that the world had four dimensions of space, not three, and imagined that electromagnetism was warps and curves in that fourth dimension. Now here's the when he wrote down the equations describing warps and curves
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String theory - Brian...
is space itself the idea goes like this imagine space is a substrate of all there is Einstein said space is nice and flat if there's no matter present but if there is matter in the environment such as the Sun it causes the fabric of space to warp to curve and that communicates
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The science of...
To help you focus, norepinephrine creates a sort of tunnel vision, blocking out surrounding distractions, possibly even warping your sense of time, and enhancing your memory. This might explain why people never forget their first kiss. The idea of so much of our attraction
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Hope for the Congo PIPE ...
working on the warp drive and my wife and I said that you know the people that we love we we have to work on those relationships and that's how in fact we show that we love one another by the time that we invest by what we give and I'm very lucky I have an incredible wife
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Why do we see illusions?...
flowing outwards in your visual field, like when the Enterprise goes into warp. All of these objects flow outwards and they leave trails, or blur lines, on your retina. They're activating mini-neurons all in a row. So, this is a version of what happens in real life
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Where are all the...
Extraterrestrial civilizations could have started in the summer months. Imagine a summer civilization developing a level of technology more advanced than ours, but tech based on accepted physics though, I'm not talking wormholes or warp drives -- whatever --
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Black Holes 101 PIPE...
discovered the first black hole. An untold number of black holes are scattered throughout the universe, constantly warping space and time, altering entire galaxies, and endlessly inspiring both scientists and our collective imagination.
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Imaging at a trillion...
The order at which events take place in the world appears in the camera sometimes in reversed order. So by applying the corresponding space and time warp, we can correct for this distortion.
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How does your body know...
Life in the lonely, dark cave had warped Siffre's own perception of time despite his brain's best efforts to keep him on track. This makes us wonder what else influences our sense of time.
Video examples
Your elusive creative...
to believe that he or she is like, the vessel, you know, like the font and the essence and the source of all divine, creative, unknowable, eternal mystery is just a smidge too much responsibility to put on one fragile, human psyche. It's like asking somebody to swallow the sun. It just completely warps and distorts egos,
Video examples
Making sense of string...
He said, if I want to describe one more force, maybe I need one more dimension. So he imagined that the world had four dimensions of space, not three, and imagined that electromagnetism was warps and curves in that fourth dimension. Now here's the when he wrote down the equations describing warps and curves
Video examples
String theory - Brian...
is space itself the idea goes like this imagine space is a substrate of all there is Einstein said space is nice and flat if there's no matter present but if there is matter in the environment such as the Sun it causes the fabric of space to warp to curve and that communicates
Video examples
The science of...
To help you focus, norepinephrine creates a sort of tunnel vision, blocking out surrounding distractions, possibly even warping your sense of time, and enhancing your memory. This might explain why people never forget their first kiss. The idea of so much of our attraction
Video examples
Hope for the Congo PIPE ...
working on the warp drive and my wife and I said that you know the people that we love we we have to work on those relationships and that's how in fact we show that we love one another by the time that we invest by what we give and I'm very lucky I have an incredible wife
Video examples
Why do we see illusions?...
flowing outwards in your visual field, like when the Enterprise goes into warp. All of these objects flow outwards and they leave trails, or blur lines, on your retina. They're activating mini-neurons all in a row. So, this is a version of what happens in real life
Video examples
Where are all the...
Extraterrestrial civilizations could have started in the summer months. Imagine a summer civilization developing a level of technology more advanced than ours, but tech based on accepted physics though, I'm not talking wormholes or warp drives -- whatever --
Video examples
Black Holes 101 PIPE...
discovered the first black hole. An untold number of black holes are scattered throughout the universe, constantly warping space and time, altering entire galaxies, and endlessly inspiring both scientists and our collective imagination.
Video examples
Imaging at a trillion...
The order at which events take place in the world appears in the camera sometimes in reversed order. So by applying the corresponding space and time warp, we can correct for this distortion.
Video examples
How does your body know...
Life in the lonely, dark cave had warped Siffre's own perception of time despite his brain's best efforts to keep him on track. This makes us wonder what else influences our sense of time.
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Aaron Schock
American Politician
When you're a politician, someone always wants something from you, so they're constantly telling you how smart or great you are, and that can warp people! Exercising humility is important to me. My friends back home treat me like the same person I was when I was waiting tables.
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Dan Bilzerian
American Actor
I'm all about living however you want, but if you make the decision to get married and have children, then you have an obligation to raise them in an environment that isn't going to ruin them, warp their perception of the world, or close doors for them.
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Lisa Randall
American Physicist
There could be more to the universe than the three dimensions we are familiar with. They are hidden from us in some way, perhaps because they're tiny or warped. But even if they're invisible, they could affect what we actually observe in the universe.
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Yoko Taro
Japanese Director
I felt that just looking at the world in general, there are so many types of people, and some hide who they truly are. And I feel that every person has some kind of warped identity inside them that they decide if they want to show or not.
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Hugh Dennis
Id always read newspapers for pleasure, then it became my job. These days I will read the news with half a mind on what I can use. It means I get quite a warped sense of whats going on in the world.
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Frances Wright
Scottish Writer
The simplest principles become difficult of practice, when habits, formed in error, have been fixed by time, and the simplest truths hard to receive when prejudice has warped the mind.
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Ashley Jensen
Scottish Actress
Life's too short to worry about injecting botulism into your face to get rid of a tiny line because you've laughed too much. To me, that's a bit warped.
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Richard Cabral
Mexican Actor
Majority of minds are warped into the belief of the only person worth helping is themself.
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Crystal Hana Kim
Memory warps and stretches and shifts to fit the strictures of your life.
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William Shatner
Canadian Actor
If we can clean up our world, I'll bet you we can achieve warp drive.
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Aaron Schock
American Politician
When you're a politician, someone always wants something from you, so they're constantly telling you how smart or great you are, and that can warp people! Exercising humility is important to me. My friends back home treat me like the same person I was when I was waiting tables.
Quote examples
Dan Bilzerian
American Actor
I'm all about living however you want, but if you make the decision to get married and have children, then you have an obligation to raise them in an environment that isn't going to ruin them, warp their perception of the world, or close doors for them.
Quote examples
Lisa Randall
American Physicist
There could be more to the universe than the three dimensions we are familiar with. They are hidden from us in some way, perhaps because they're tiny or warped. But even if they're invisible, they could affect what we actually observe in the universe.
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Yoko Taro
Japanese Director
I felt that just looking at the world in general, there are so many types of people, and some hide who they truly are. And I feel that every person has some kind of warped identity inside them that they decide if they want to show or not.
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Hugh Dennis
Id always read newspapers for pleasure, then it became my job. These days I will read the news with half a mind on what I can use. It means I get quite a warped sense of whats going on in the world.
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Frances Wright
Scottish Writer
The simplest principles become difficult of practice, when habits, formed in error, have been fixed by time, and the simplest truths hard to receive when prejudice has warped the mind.
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Ashley Jensen
Scottish Actress
Life's too short to worry about injecting botulism into your face to get rid of a tiny line because you've laughed too much. To me, that's a bit warped.
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Richard Cabral
Mexican Actor
Majority of minds are warped into the belief of the only person worth helping is themself.
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Crystal Hana Kim
Memory warps and stretches and shifts to fit the strictures of your life.
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William Shatner
Canadian Actor
If we can clean up our world, I'll bet you we can achieve warp drive.
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