warp

(noun) a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting. Synonyms: deflection.

(noun) a shape distorted by twisting or folding. Synonyms: buckle.

(noun) a moral or mental distortion. Synonyms: warping.

(noun) yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof.

(verb) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story. Synonyms: falsify, distort, garble.

(verb) bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat. Synonyms: heave, buckle. Example: "The highway buckled during the heat wave."