Difference between Warp and Heave

What is the difference between Warp and Heave?

Warp as a noun is the state of being bent or twisted out of shape. while Heave as a noun is an effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.

Warp

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The state of being bent or twisted out of shape. A distortion or twist, such as in a piece of wood. The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft. A line or cable used in warping a ship. A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To twist or turn something out of shape To deflect something from a true or proper course To affect something wrongly, unfairly or unfavourably; to bias To arrange strands of thread etc so that they run lengthwise in weaving 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 become twisted out of shape To go astray or be deflected from a correct course (for a ship) to be moved by warping

Example sentence: Cambridge Analytica will try to pick at whatever mental weakness or vulnerability that we think you have and try to warp your perception of what's real around you.

Heave

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, and the like.A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare with pitch.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).To displace (a vein, stratum).To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.To rise and fall.To utter with effort.To throw, cast.To pull up with a rope or cable.To make an effort to vomit; to retch.

We hope you now know whether to use Warp or Heave in your sentence.

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