warp

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Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English warp, werp, from Old English wearp, warp (“a warp, threads stretched lengthwise in a loom, twig, osier”), from Proto-Germanic *warpaz (“a warp”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Middle Dutch warp, Middle Low German warp, German Warf, Danish varp, Swedish varp.

Noun [edit]

warp (plural warps)

  1. (obsolete) A throw; a cast.
  2. (dialectal) A cast of fish (herring, haddock, etc.); four, as a tale of counting fish.
  3. (dialectal) The young of an animal when brought forth prematurely; a cast lamb, kid. calf, or foal.
  4. The sediment which subsides from turbid water; the alluvial deposit of muddy water atificially introduced into low lands in order to enrich or fertilise them.
  5. (uncountable) The state of being bent or twisted out of shape.
  6. A cast or twist; a distortion or twist, such as in a piece of wood.
  7. (weaving) The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.
  8. (nautical) A line or cable used in warping a ship.
  9. A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.
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Translations [edit]
state of being bent out of shape
distortion or twist
threads
nautical: line used in warping
theoretical construct

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Middle English werpen, weorpen, worpen, from Old English weorpan (“to throw, cast, cast down, cast away, throw off, throw out, expel, throw upon, throw open, drive away, sprinkle, hit, hand over, lay hands on (a person), cast lots, charge with, accuse of”), from Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Scots warp (“to throw, warp”), North Frisian werpen (“to throw”), Dutch werpen (“to throw, cast”), German werfen (“to throw, cast”), Icelandic verpa (“to throw”).

Verb [edit]

warp (third-person singular simple present warps, present participle warping, simple past and past participle warped)

  1. (transitive, obsolete, except dialectally) To throw; cast; toss; hurl; fling.
  2. (transitive, obsolete, except dialectally) To utter; ejaculate; enunciate; give utterance to.
  3. (transitive, dialectal) To bring forth (young) prematurely, said of cattle, sheep, horses, etc.
  4. (transitive, dialectal) To cause a person to suddenly come into a particular state; throw.
  5. (transitive, dialectal) (of the wind or sea) To toss or throw around; carry along by natural force.
  6. (transitive, intransitive, dialectal) (of a door) To throw open; open wide.
  7. To twist or turn something out of shape
  8. To deflect something from a true or proper course
  9. To affect something wrongly, unfairly or unfavourably; to bias
  10. To arrange strands of thread etc so that they run lengthwise in weaving
  11. To weave, hence (figuratively) to fabricate; plot.
  12. (nautical) To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier; especially to move a sailing ship through a restricted place such as a harbour
    • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
      We had a dreary morning's work before us, for there was no sign of any wind, and the boats had to be got out and manned, and the ship warped three or four miles around the corner of the island...
  13. (intransitive) To become twisted out of shape
  14. (intransitive) To go astray or be deflected from a correct course
  15. (intransitive, nautical) (for a ship) to be moved by warping
Translations [edit]
to twist or turn something out of shape
to move a vessel

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