warping

• contorting
• corrupting
• curling
• damaging
• debasing
• debauching
• deformation
• deforming
• degrading
• destroying
• deteriorating
• diluting
• distorting
• distortion
• humiliating
• misrepresenting
• perverting
• poisoning
• ruining
• screwing
• subverting
• weakening

• ameliorating
• amending
• clarifying
• elevating
• enhancing
• exalting
• explaining
• honoring
• illuminating
• illustrating
• improving
• interpreting
• straightening
• uplifting

• verb
  1. To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:.
  2. (ropemaking) To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.
  3. To arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.
  4. To plot; to fabricate or weave (a plot or scheme).
  5. To change or fix (make fixed, for example by freezing).
  6. To move:.
  7. (obsolete outside dialectal, of an animal) To bring forth (young) prematurely.
  8. To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.
  9. (very rare) To throw.
• noun
  1. An action or motion that warps or twists.
  2. The deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area.
  3. The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
  4. The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.

• The constant heat caused the wood to start warping.
• The artist was warping the metal into a unique sculpture.
• Excessive humidity can lead to warping of furniture over time.
• The company invested in new technology to prevent the warping of glass in production.
• The warping of the frame made it impossible to hang the picture straight.

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