warping noun. ['wɔ:pɪŋ] ME.
[formed as WARPER + -ING¹.]
1. The action of throwing something. ME-L15.

2. a. The preparation of a warp for weaving. LME.
b. = WARP noun 1. L17.

3. a. Silt or alluvial sediment deposited by water. rare. LME.
b. The process of silting over low-lying land by flooding. L18.

4. a. The action of twisting, bending, or distorting something; the fact of becoming twisted or bent out of shape; an instance of this. LME.
b. fig. The action or an act of distorting or perverting a person's behaviour, thoughts, etc., from the right course or direction; the fact of deviating or going astray. E17.

5. The action of towing a ship by means of warps. E16.

6. The action of scheming or plotting; a fabrication. L16-E19.

7. Angling. The wound thread attaching an artificial fly to a hook. L17.

8. Carpentry. A strengthening brace, a strut. M19.

Comb.:
warping-buoy: used in warping a ship; warping-frame, warping-mill: on to which the threads are run in weaving; warping-post a strong post used in warping rope-yarn.

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