| Warp (warp) |
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| Warp |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Warped (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Warping.] [OE. warpen] fr. Icel. varpa to throw, cast,
varp a casting, fr. verpa to throw; akin to Dan. varpe
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To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as
words; to utter.
To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or
bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.
To turn aside from the true direction; to cause
to bend or incline; to pervert.
To weave; to fabricate.
To tow or move, as a vessel, with
a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed
object.
To cast prematurely, as young] -- said of
cattle, sheep, etc.
To let the tide or other water
in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of
warp, or slimy substance.
To run off the reel into
hauls to be tarred, as yarns.
To arrange (yarns) on a warp
beam.
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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.
to turn or incline from a straight, true, or
proper course; to deviate; to swerve.
To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn
and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.
To cast the young prematurely; to slink; -- said
of cattle, sheep, etc.
To wind yarn off bobbins for
forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.
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The threads which are extended
lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.
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.
A slimy substance deposited on
land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.
A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle,
sheep, etc.
Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See
Cast, n., 17.
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To twist the end surfaces of (an aërocurve in an
aëroplane) in order to restore or maintain equilibrium.
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