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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
warp \warp\ waddrp, v. t. imp. p. p. warped
waddrpt; p. pr. vb. n. warping. oe. warpen; fr.
icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to
throw; akin to dan. varpe to warp a ship, sw. varpa, as.
weorpan to cast, os. werpan, ofries. werpa, d. lg. werpen,
g. werfen, goth. wa'irpan; cf. skr. v.rj to twist.
root144. cf. wrap.
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1. to throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to
utter. obs. --piers plowman.
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2. to turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out
of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.
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the planks looked warped. --coleridge.
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walter warped his mouth at this
to something so mock solemn, that i laughed.
--tennyson.
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3. to turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or
incline; to pervert.
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this first avowed, nor folly warped my mind.
--dryden.
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i have no private considerations to warp me in this
controversy. --addison.
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we are divested of all those passions which cloud
the intellects, and warp the understandings, of men.
--southey.
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4. to weave; to fabricate. r. poetic. --nares.
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while doth he mischief warp. --sternhold.
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5. naut. to tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp,
attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object.
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6. to cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep,
etc. prov. eng.
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7. agric. to let the tide or other water in upon lowlying
land, for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of
warp, or slimy substance. prov. eng.
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8. rope making to run off the reel into hauls to be tarred,
as yarns.
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9. weaving to arrange yarns on a warp beam.
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10. aeronautics to twist the end surfaces of an aerocurve
in an airfoil in order to restore or maintain
equilibrium.
webster 1913 suppl.
warped surface geom., a surface generated by a straight
line moving so that no two of its consecutive positions
shall be in the same plane. --davies peck.
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see also:
warped warping wrap warped surface
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
warping \warp"ing\, n.
1. the act or process of one who, or that which, warps.
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2. the art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the
weaver. --craig.
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warping bank, a bank of earth raised round a field to
retain water let in for the purpose of enriching land.
--craig.
warping hook, a hook used by rope makers for hanging the
yarn on, when warping it into hauls for tarring.
warping mill, a machine for warping yarn.
warping penny, money, varying according to the length of
the thread, paid to the weaver by the spinner on laying
the warp. prov. eng. --wright.
warping post, a strong post used in warping rope-yarn.
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see also:
warping bank warping hook warping mill warping penny warping post
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
warping
n : a moral or mental distortion syn: warp
see also:
warp
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