society > travel > travel by water > propelling other than by sail or oars > propel boat other than by sail or oars [verb (intransitive)] > by hauling on ropes > proceed by warping (3)
absol. Also intransitive of a ship: To move by warping.
To haul or hoist by turning a winch, windlass, or the like, around which a rope or chain is passed. Nautical †(a) To hoist (sail); (b) to move or…