Warp vs. Wrap

Warpnoun

(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:

Warpnoun

(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape.

Warpnoun

(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being deviant from what is right or proper morally or mentally.

Warpnoun

(countable) A distortion:

Warpnoun

(countable) A distortion or twist, such as in a piece of wood also used figuratively.

Warpnoun

(countable) A mental or moral distortion, deviation, or aberration.

Warpnoun

(weaving) The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.

Warpnoun

(figurative) The foundation, the basis, the undergirding.

Warpnoun

(nautical) 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.

Warpnoun

A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.

Warpnoun

A situation or place which is or seems to be from another era; a time warp.

Warpnoun

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.

Warpnoun

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.

Warpverb

To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:

Warpverb

(transitive) To twist or turn (something) out of shape; to deform.

Warpverb

(intransitive) To become twisted out of shape; to deform.

Warpverb

(transitive) To deflect or turn (something) away from a true, proper or moral course; to pervert; to bias.

Warpverb

(intransitive) To go astray or be deflected from a true, proper or moral course; to deviate.

Warpverb

To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.

Warpverb

(transitive) To arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.

Warpverb

To plot; to fabricate or weave (a plot or scheme).

Warpverb

To change or fix (make fixed, for example by freezing).

Warpverb

To move:

Warpverb

To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier; (especially) to move a sailing ship through a restricted place such as a harbour.

Warpverb

To move or be moved by this method.

Warpverb

To fly with a bending or waving motion, like a flock of birds or insects.

Warpverb

(ambitransitive) To travel or transport across a medium without passing through it normally, as by using a teleporter or time warp.

Warpverb

To bring forth (young) prematurely.

Warpverb

To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.

Warpverb

To throw.

Warpverb

To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.

Warpverb

To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.

Warpverb

To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.

Warpverb

To weave; to fabricate.

Warpverb

To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object.

Warpverb

To cast prematurely, as young; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.

Warpverb

To let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of warp, or slimy substance.

Warpverb

To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns.

Warpverb

To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.

Warpverb

To twist the end surfaces of (an aërocurve in an airfoil) in order to restore or maintain equilibrium.

Warpverb

To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be twisted or bent out of a flat plane; as, a board warps in seasoning or shrinking.

Warpverb

to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve.

Warpverb

To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.

Warpverb

To cast the young prematurely; to slink; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.

Warpverb

To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.

Warpnoun

The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.

Warpnoun

A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed object; a towing line; a warping hawser.

Warpnoun

A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.

Warpnoun

A premature casting of young; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.

Warpnoun

Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17.

Warpnoun

The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board.

Warpnoun

a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

Warpnoun

a shape distorted by twisting or folding

Warpnoun

a moral or mental distortion

Warpnoun

yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof

Warpverb

make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

Warpverb

bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat;

Warpverb

make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp

Warpverb

make abnormal or strange; distort

Warpverb

(with reference to a ship) move or be moved along by hauling on a rope attached to a stationary object ashore

Warpverb

(in weaving) arrange (yarn) so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth

Warpverb

cover (land) with a deposit of alluvial soil by natural or artificial flooding

Warpnoun

a twist or distortion in the shape of something

Warpnoun

relating to or denoting (fictional or hypothetical) space travel by means of distorting space–time

Warpnoun

an abnormality or perversion in a person's character

Warpnoun

(in weaving) the threads on a loom over and under which other threads (the weft) are passed to make cloth

Warpnoun

a rope attached at one end to a fixed point and used for moving or mooring a ship.

Warpnoun

alluvial sediment; silt

Wrapverb

(transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.

Wrapverb

(transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.

Wrapverb

(figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.

Wrapverb

To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.

Wrapverb

(lines, words, text, etc.) To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line

Wrapverb

To make functionality available through a software wrapper.

Wrapverb

(transitive) To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.

Wrapnoun

A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.

Wrapnoun

A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.

Wrapnoun

(entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.

Wrapnoun

A wraparound mortgage.

Wrapverb

To snatch up; transport; - chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.

Wrapverb

To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.

Wrapverb

To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; - often with up.

Wrapverb

To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.

Wrapnoun

A wrapper; - often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.

Wrapnoun

cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

Wrapnoun

a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla

Wrapnoun

the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

Wrapverb

arrange or fold as a cover or protection;

Wrapverb

wrap or coil around;

Wrapverb

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering;

Wrapverb

cover or enclose in paper or soft material

Wrapverb

arrange paper or soft material round (someone or something), typically as a covering or for warmth or protection

Wrapverb

place an arm, finger, or leg round

Wrapverb

clasp; embrace

Wrapverb

crash a vehicle into (a stationary object)

Wrapverb

cause (a word or unit of text) to be carried over to a new line automatically as the margin is reached, or to fit around embedded features such as pictures

Wrapverb

(of a word or unit of text) be carried over automatically as the margin is reached

Wrapverb

finish filming or recording

Wrapnoun

a loose outer garment or piece of material

Wrapnoun

(of a garment) having one part overlapping another; wrap-around

Wrapnoun

paper or soft material used for wrapping

Wrapnoun

a veil of secrecy maintained about something, especially a new project

Wrapnoun

a small packet of a powdered illegal drug

Wrapnoun

the end of a session of filming or recording

Wrapnoun

a tortilla wrapped around a cold filling, eaten as a sandwich.