How to pronounce warp
American English pronunciation
WORP
- IPA
- /ˈwɔɹp/
- Syllables
- WORP (1 syllable)
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What warp means
Most people know warp in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The threads that run lengthwise on a loom
In a sentence: She pulled the blue warp tight on the loom before weaving in the yellow yarn.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word for threads stretched along a loom. It is a different word from warp meaning to bend, which comes from an Old English verb meaning to throw.
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