warping

To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:

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

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

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

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

To move:

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

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

(very rare) To throw.

An action or motion that warps or twists.

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

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

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