WARP
\wˈɔːp], \wˈɔːp], \w_ˈɔː_p]\
Definitions of WARP
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"
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yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
By Princeton University
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bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"
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yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To twist the end surfaces of (an aerocurve in an aeroplane) in order to restore or maintain equilibrium.
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To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.
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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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To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.
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To weave; to fabricate.
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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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To let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of warp, or slimy substance.
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To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.
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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.
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to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve.
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To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.
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To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.
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The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.
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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.
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A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.
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Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17.
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The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board.
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To cast prematurely, as young; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.
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To cast the young prematurely; to slink; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.
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A premature casting of young; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.
By Oddity Software
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To twist the end surfaces of (an aerocurve in an aeroplane) in order to restore or maintain equilibrium.
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To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.
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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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To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.
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To weave; to fabricate.
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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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To let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of warp, or slimy substance.
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To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.
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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.
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to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve.
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To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.
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To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.
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The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.
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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.
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A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.
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Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17.
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The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board.
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To cast prematurely, as young; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.
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To cast the young prematurely; to slink; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.
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A premature casting of young; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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Lengthwise thread in weaving; the tow rope of a boat; a twist, as of a board.
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To turn or twist out of shape; to turn from the proper course; to tow (a vessel).
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To swerve; to twist, as wood; to fly with a waving motion.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To turn: to twist out of shape: to turn from the right or proper course: to pervert: to tow or move with a line attached to buoys, etc.
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To be twisted out of a straight direction: to bend: to swerve: to move with a bending motion.
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The threads stretched out lengthwise in a loom to be crossed by the woof: a rope used in towing.
By Daniel Lyons
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Threads stretched lengthwise in a loom to be crossed by the woof; a rope used in towing.
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To be twisted out to shape; bend; swerve.
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To twist out of shape; turn aside; pervert; tow with a line made fast to anchors, &c.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To twist out of shape, as by shrinkage; distort; bias.
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To move (a vessel) by hauling on a rope attached to some fixed object.
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The state of being warped; a twist.
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The threads that run the long way of a fabric.
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A light cable.
By James Champlin Fernald
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