warp

Definitions

• (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
• (countable) A distortion:
• (weaving) The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.
• (figurative) The foundation, the basis, the undergirding.
• (nautical) A line or cable or rode as is used in warping (mooring or hauling) a ship, and sometimes for other purposes such as deploying a seine or creating drag.
• A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.
• A situation or place which is or seems to be from another era; a time warp.
• The sediment which subsides from turbid water; the alluvial deposit of muddy water artificially introduced into low lands in order to enrich or fertilise them.
• (obsolete) A throw or cast, as of fish (in which case it is used as a unit of measure: about four fish, though sometimes three or even two), oysters, etc.