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.
To twist the end surfaces of (an aërocurve in an airfoil) in order to restore or maintain equilibrium.
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.
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.
The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board.
To snatch up; transport; - chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.
To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.
To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; - often with up.
To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.
A wrapper; - often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.
