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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 cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep,
etc. |
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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 run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns. |
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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 cast the young prematurely; to slink; -- said of
cattle, sheep, etc. |
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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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A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc. |
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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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