Tra từ warp - Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

warp (wôrp)v. warped, warp·ing, warpsv. tr.
1. To turn or twist (wood, for example) out of shape.
2. To turn from a correct or proper course; deflect.
3. To affect unfavorably, unfairly, or wrongly; bias. See Synonyms at bias.
4. To arrange (strands of yarn or thread) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.
5. Nautical. To move (a vessel) by hauling on a line that is fastened to or around a piling, anchor, or pier.v. intr.
1. To become bent or twisted out of shape:
The wooden frame warped in the humidity.
2. To turn aside from a true, correct, or natural course; go astray. See Synonyms at distort.
3. Nautical. To move a vessel by hauling on a line that is fastened to or around a piling, anchor, or pier.n.
1. The state of being twisted or bent out of shape.
2. A distortion or twist, especially in a piece of wood.
3. A mental or moral twist, aberration, or deviation.
4. The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric, crossed at right angles to the woof.
5. Warp and woof.
6. Nautical. A towline used in warping a vessel. [Middle English werpen, from Old English weorpan, to throw away. See wer-² in Indo-European Roots.] warpʹer n.