Word Meaning

warp definition and meaning

v. t. To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.
v. t. To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.
v. t. To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.
v. t. To weave; to fabricate.
v. t. To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object.
v. t. To cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.
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.
v. t. To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns.
v. t. To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.
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.
v. i. to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve.
v. i. To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.
v. i. To cast the young prematurely; to slink; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.
v. i. To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.
v. The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.
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.
v. A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.
v. A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.
v. Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17.
v. The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board.

Crossword clues for warp

- Bend out of shape
- Buckle
- Buckle (in the heat)
- Buckle in battle with party leader
- Contort
- Distort
- Garble
- In war, perceptions get distorted
- Rope loop
- Twist
- Twist out of shape