C1
warp
/wɔːp/
verb
wykrzywiać
Also
zniekształcać
Definition
To bend or twist out of shape, especially from heat or moisture, or to distort something from its true meaning.
Examples
The wood began to warp in the damp conditions.
Drewno zaczęło się wykrzywiać w wilgotnych warunkach.
His traumatic experiences warped his perception of reality.
Jego traumatyczne doświadczenia zniekształciły jego postrzeganie rzeczywistości.
Collocations
warp the woodwarp realitywarp someone's mind
noun
wykrzywienie
Also
osnowa(f)
Definition
A distortion or twist in shape, or the threads that run lengthwise in a loom.
Examples
There was a slight warp in the old wooden door.
W starych drewnianych drzwiach było lekkie wykrzywienie.
The weaver prepared the warp threads on the loom.
Tkacz przygotował nici osnowy na krośnie.
Synonyms
Collocations
a warp in the woodwarp and weft
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