warp

/woːp//wɔːp//wɔɹp/

noun

1
The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
2
A distortion:
3
The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.
4
The foundation, the basis, the undergirding.
5
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.
6
A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.
7
A situation or place which is or seems to be from another era; a time warp.
8
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.
9
(obsolete outside dialectal) 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.
“a warp of fish”

1
To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:
2
(ropemaking) To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.
3
To arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.
4
To plot; to fabricate or weave (a plot or scheme).
5
To change or fix (make fixed, for example by freezing).
6
To move:
7
(obsolete outside dialectal, of an animal) To bring forth (young) prematurely.
8
To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.
9
(very rare) To throw.

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