warping

verb

Meaning

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:
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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