Definition of "warp"
- noun
A throw; a cast.
A cast of fish (herring, haddock, etc.); four, as a tale of counting fish.
The young of an animal when brought forth prematurely; a cast lamb, kid. calf, or foal.
The sediment which subsides from turbid water; the alluvial deposit of muddy water atificially introduced into low lands in order to enrich or fertilise them.
The state of being bent or twisted out of shape.
A cast or twist; a distortion or twist, such as in a piece of wood.
The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.
A line or cable used in warping a ship.
A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.
- verb
To throw; cast; toss; hurl; fling.
To utter; ejaculate; enunciate; give utterance to.
To bring forth (young) prematurely, said of cattle, sheep, horses, etc.
To cause a person to suddenly come into a particular state; throw.
(of the wind or sea) To toss or throw around; carry along by natural force.
(of a door) To throw open; open wide.
To twist or turn something out of shape.
To deflect something from a true or proper course.
To affect something wrongly, unfairly or unfavourably; to bias.
To arrange strands of thread etc so that they run lengthwise in weaving.
To weave, hence (figuratively) to fabricate; plot.
To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier; especially to move a sailing ship through a restricted place such as a harbour.
To become twisted out of shape.
To go astray or be deflected from a correct course.
(for a ship) to be moved by warping.
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