warp vs wrench

warp

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

  • To become twisted out of shape; to deform. 

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

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

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

  • To move or be moved by this method. 

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

  • 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. 

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

noun
  • The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape. 

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

  • A mental or moral distortion, deviation, or aberration. 

  • The foundation, the basis, the undergirding. 

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

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

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

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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

wrench

verb
  • To pull or twist violently. 

  • To rack with pain; to be hurt or distressed. 

  • To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist. 

  • To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench. 

  • To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting. 

  • To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent. 

noun
  • In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body. 

  • A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. 

  • An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain. 

  • A distorting change from the original meaning. 

  • In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging. 

  • A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner. 

  • An adjustable spanner used by plumbers. 

  • A violent emotional change caused by separation. 

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