warp

1. v. t. To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter. Source: opted

2. v. t. To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise. Source: opted

3. v. t. To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert. Source: opted

4. v. t. To weave; to fabricate. Source: opted

5. v. t. To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object. Source: opted

6. v. t. To cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc. Source: opted

7. 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. Source: opted

8. v. t. To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns. Source: opted

9. v. t. To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam. Source: opted

10. 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. Source: opted

11. v. i. to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve. Source: opted

12. v. i. To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects. Source: opted

13. v. i. To cast the young prematurely; to slink; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc. Source: opted

14. v. i. To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam. Source: opted

15. v. The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof. Source: opted

16. 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. Source: opted

17. v. A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed. Source: opted

18. v. A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc. Source: opted

19. v. Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17. Source: opted

20. v. The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board. Source: opted

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