WARP

vt to arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.

2. warp ·v four; ·esp., four herrings; a cast. ·see cast, ·noun, 17.

3. warp ·vt to run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns.

4. warp ·v a premature casting of young;

— said of cattle, sheep, ·etc.

5. warp ·vt to cast prematurely, as young;

— said of cattle, sheep, ·etc.

6. warp ·v the state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board.

7. warp ·vt to weave; to fabricate.

8. warp ·v the threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.

9. warp ·vi to wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.

10. warp ·v a slimy substance deposited on land by tides, ·etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.

11. warp ·vi to fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.

12. warp ·vi to cast the young prematurely; to slink;

— said of cattle, sheep, ·etc.

13. warp ·vt to turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.

14. warp ·vt to tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object.

15. warp ·vt to turn or twist out of shape; ·esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.

xvi. warp ·vt to throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.

xvii. warp ·add. ·vt to twist the end surfaces of (an aerocurve in an aeroplane) in order to restore or maintain equilibrium.

xviii. warp ·vi to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve.

xix. warp ·vt to let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of warp, or slimy substance.

xx. warp ·vi 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.

xxi. 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.