warping

/W AO1 R P IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:

  2. 2

    (ropemaking) To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.

  3. 3

    To arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.

  4. 4

    To plot; to fabricate or weave (a plot or scheme).

  5. 5

    To change or fix (make fixed, for example by freezing).

  6. 6

    To move:

  7. 7

    (obsolete outside dialectal, of an animal) To bring forth (young) prematurely.

  8. 8

    To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.

  9. 9

    (very rare) To throw.

noun
  1. 1

    An action or motion that warps or twists.

  2. 2

    The deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area

  3. 3

    The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.

  4. 4

    The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.

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