warping

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Warped is an adjective that describes something with a twisted or distorted shape. Imagine taking a perfect circle and stretching it until it's all wonky.

When we talk about things being warped, we usually mean that they've lost their original shape. For example, if you leave a picture on the floor for too long, it might get creased and wrinkled - warped by the weight of something else. The same thing can happen to fabric or even your favorite jeans if you sit in them for hours with your feet hanging over the edge. Warped also applies to sounds: if music is recorded poorly, it might come out all distorted and not sound like itself - that's warped too.

How common is "warping"?

Word warping is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in magazine texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

verb

To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:
(ropemaking) To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.
To arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.
To plot; to fabricate or weave (a plot or scheme).
To change or fix (make fixed, for example by freezing).
To move:
(obsolete outside dialectal, of an animal) To bring forth (young) prematurely.
To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.
(very rare) To throw.

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noun

An action or motion that warps or twists.
The deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.

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Real examples of "warping" in context

Elizabeth Olsen Feels Brave While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

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So WandaVision is this genre-warping, time-traveling show that parodies different decades in classic television.

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