to throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.-to turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.-to turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or incline; to pervert.-to weave; to fabricate.-to tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object.-to cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.-to let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of warp, or slimy substance.-to run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns.-to arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.-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.-to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course; to deviate; to swerve.-to fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects.-to cast the young prematurely; to slink; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.-to wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.-the threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.-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.-a slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed.-a premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc.-four; esp., four herrings; a cast.  see cast, n., 17.-the state of being warped or twisted; as, the warp of a board.