| Warp |
v. t. |
To twist the end surfaces of (an aerocurve in an aeroplane) in order to restore or maintain equilibrium. |
| Warp |
v. t. |
To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter. |
| Warp |
v. t. |
To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise. |
| Warp |
v. t. |
To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert. |
| Warp |
v. t. |
To weave; to fabricate. |
| Warp |
v. t. |
To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object. |
| Warp |
v. t. |
To cast prematurely, as young;
said of cattle, sheep, etc. |
| Warp |
v. t. |
To let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of warp, or slimy substance. |
| Warp |
v. t. |
To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns. |
| Warp |
v. t. |
To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam. |
| Warp |
v. i. |
To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be twisted or bent out of a flat plane; as, a board warps in seasoning or shrinking. |
| Warp |
v. i. |
to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve. |
| Warp |
v. i. |
To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects. |
| Warp |
v. i. |
To cast the young prematurely; to slink;
said of cattle, sheep, etc. |
| Warp |
v. i. |
To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam. |
| Warp |
v. |
The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof. |
| Warp |
v. |
A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed object; a towing line; a warping hawser. |
| Warp |
v. |
A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed. |
| Warp |
v. |
A premature casting of young;
said of cattle, sheep, etc. |
| Warp |
v. |
Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17. |
| Warp |
v. |
The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board. |
