·vt To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.
II. Warp ·v Four; ·esp., four herrings; a cast. ·see Cast, ·noun, 17.
III. Warp ·vt To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns.
IV. Warp ·v A premature casting of young;
— said of cattle, sheep, ·etc.
V. Warp ·vt To cast prematurely, as young;
— said of cattle, sheep, ·etc.
VI. Warp ·v The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board.
VII. Warp ·vt To Weave; to Fabricate.
VIII. Warp ·v The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.
IX. Warp ·vi To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.
X. Warp ·v A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, ·etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.
XI. Warp ·vi To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.
XII. Warp ·vi To cast the young prematurely; to Slink;
— said of cattle, sheep, ·etc.
XIII. Warp ·vt To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to Pervert.
XIV. Warp ·vt To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object.
XV. 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.