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warp

Best crossword clue

"Bend out of shape"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈwɔːp/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aprwStarts with WEnds with P1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

Word origin

From Middle English warp, werp, from Old English wearp, warp (“a warp, threads stretched lengthwise in a loom, twig, osier”), from Proto-Germanic *warpą (“a warp”).

Used in a sentence

  • All frames found to suffer from warp should be broken up straight away before the printer is tempted during a rush to make use of them.
  • Rough lumber is rarely perfectly straight, and may suffer from warp,
  • The part is not fragile, does not need benching to remove "stair-stepping" on curved surfaces and does not need post curing. It does not suffer from warp, sag or curl.

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