Twist+out+of+shape

  • 31Warped — Warp Warp (w[add]rp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warped} (w[add]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Warping}.] [OE. warpen; fr. Icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to throw; akin to Dan. varpe to warp a ship, Sw. varpa, AS. weorpan to cast, OS.… …

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  • 32Warped surface — Warp Warp (w[add]rp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warped} (w[add]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Warping}.] [OE. warpen; fr. Icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to throw; akin to Dan. varpe to warp a ship, Sw. varpa, AS. weorpan to cast, OS.… …

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  • 33Warping — Warp Warp (w[add]rp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warped} (w[add]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Warping}.] [OE. warpen; fr. Icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to throw; akin to Dan. varpe to warp a ship, Sw. varpa, AS. weorpan to cast, OS.… …

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  • 34dis|tort´ing|ly — dis|tort «dihs TRT», transitive verb. 1. to pull or twist out of shape; make crooked or ugly; change the normal appearance of: »Rage distorted his face, making it very ugly. SYNONYM(S): contort. 2. Figurative. to change from the truth; give a… …

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  • 35dis|tort´er — dis|tort «dihs TRT», transitive verb. 1. to pull or twist out of shape; make crooked or ugly; change the normal appearance of: »Rage distorted his face, making it very ugly. SYNONYM(S): contort. 2. Figurative. to change from the truth; give a… …

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  • 36dis|tort — «dihs TRT», transitive verb. 1. to pull or twist out of shape; make crooked or ugly; change the normal appearance of: »Rage distorted his face, making it very ugly. SYNONYM(S): contort. 2. Figurative. to change from the truth; give a twist or… …

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  • 37distort — [di stôrt′] vt. [< L distortus, pp. of distorquere, distort < dis , intens. + torquere, to twist: see TORT] 1. to twist out of shape; change the usual or normal shape, form, or appearance of 2. to misrepresent; misstate; pervert [to distort …

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  • 38contorted — adj. distorted, deformed, twisted out of its normal shape or appearance, twisted; convoluted con·tort || kÉ™n tɔːt v. twist out of shape, bend; distort …

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  • 39warp — [1] A bending or twisting out of shape. [2] Threads in cloth that run along the length of the material. [3] To bend or twist out of shape …

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  • 40warp — {{11}}warp (n.) threads running lengthwise in a fabric, O.E. wearp , from P.Gmc. *warpo (Cf. M.L.G. warp, O.H.G. warf warp, O.N. varp cast of a net ), from root *werp (see WARP (Cf. warp) (v.)). The warp of fabric is that across which the woof is …

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