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(1):

(v. i.) 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.

(2):

(v. i.) To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.

(3):

(v. t.) To cast prematurely, as young; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.

(4):

(v.) 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.

(5):

(v.) A premature casting of young; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.

(6):

(v.) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.

(7):

(v.) Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17.

(8):

(v. t.) To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.

(9):

(v. t.) To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.

(10):

(v. t.) To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.

(11):

(v. t.) To weave; to fabricate.

(12):

(v. t.) To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object.

(13):

(v. i.) To cast the young prematurely; to slink; - said of cattle, sheep, etc.

(14):

(v. t.) To twist the end surfaces of (an aerocurve in an aeroplane) in order to restore or maintain equilibrium.

(15):

(v. t.) To let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of warp, or slimy substance.

(16):

(v.) A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.

(17):

(v.) The state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board.

(18):

(v. t.) To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns.

(19):

(v. t.) To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.

(20):

(v. i.) to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve.

(21):

(v. i.) To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.