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Meaning of warping hook

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

warping

verb

Definitions

  1. To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:

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

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

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

noun

Definitions

  1. An action or motion that warps or twists.

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

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

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