- warp
- To haul a ship ahead by line or anchor.
Military dictionary. 2000.
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Warp — is a verb and noun pertaining to distortion and twisting, and to lines and ropes used in the contexts below.Warp may refer to:hips and aircraft*Wing warping, a manner of controlling the roll of an aeroplane *Warp drive, the faster than light… … Wikipedia
Warp — Warp, n. [AS. wearp; akin to Icel. varp a casting, throwing, Sw. varp the draught of a net, Dan. varp a towline, OHG. warf warp, G. werft. See {Warp}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Weaving) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Warp — steht für: den Kettfaden beim Weben Warp (Textil), spezieller Stoff für Schürzen den Warpanker zum Verholen von Schiffen das britische Label Warp Records den amerikanischen Comicverlag WaRP Graphics (bekannt für den Comic Elfquest) einige… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Warp — (w[add]rp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warped} (w[add]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Warping}.] [OE. warpen; fr. Icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to throw; akin to Dan. varpe to warp a ship, Sw. varpa, AS. weorpan to cast, OS. werpan,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Warp — Warp, v. i. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] One of you will prove a shrunk panel, and, like green timber, warp, warp. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Warp — Warp: OS/2 Warp операционная система компании IBM. Warp Records британский звукозаписывающий лейбл. Варп двигатель фантастический сверхсветовой двигатель в сериале «Звёздный путь». Варп или Имматериум параллельный нематериальный мир в вымышленной … Википедия
Warp — der od. das; s, e <aus gleichbed. engl. warp zu to warp »werfen; binden«>: 1. Kettgarn. 2. Schürzenstoff aus Baumwollabfall u. Reißspinnstoff … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
warp — [wôrp] n. [ME < OE wearp < base of weorpan, to throw, akin to Ger werfen < IE * werb < base * wer , to turn, bend > WORM] 1. a) a distortion, as a twist or bend, in wood or in an object made of wood, caused by contraction in drying … English World dictionary
Warp — Warp, 1) grobes Zeug aus Wolle u. Leinen, zu Bauernkleidern; 2) so v. w. Kettengarn, vgl. Kette 8) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Warp [1] — Warp, s. Deich, S. 590 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Warp [2] — Warp (engl.), Kettengarn; Warpspinnerei, eine Spinnerei für Kettengarne. Vgl. auch Warpen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
