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tarp en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [tʰäɹp] (Canada)
  • [t(ʰ)a̝ɹp] Ottawa Valley
  • /tɑɹp/ (US)
  • /tɑːp/ (Australia, UK)
  • tärp (US)

Etymology

Clipping of tarpaulin.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of tarpaulin (“covering”).
    alt of tarpaulin
    • {Gun pointing at head} Sorry, Quigley, but you had your chance to cooperate. / Bob, straighten the tarp, we don’t want the rug splattered. 1986, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Under the Desert Stars, Dark Horse Books:
    • [Ignatz, under the rain:] It's a good thing I had this tarp handy. [...] / [Officer Pupp:] Gimme that canvas, it's much more important that I keep dry. 1934 June 26, George Herriman, Krazy Kat, comic strip, →ISBN, page 172:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tarps Number=Plur lexicographic

wikidata: Q5347026

tarp en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [tʰäɹp] (Canada)
  • [t(ʰ)a̝ɹp] Ottawa Valley
  • /tɑɹp/ (US)
  • /tɑːp/ (Australia, UK)
  • tärp (US)

Etymology

Clipping of tarpaulin.

Meanings

  1. To cover something with a tarpaulin.
    • The load may be tarped for serious white water, but tarped or not, everything should be tied securely in case of capsize. 2001, Verne Huser, River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting, page 136:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tarped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tarped Tense=Past lexicographic
tarps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
tarping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (2)

hu vízhatlan ponyvával befed (to cover something with a tarpaulin) · sv täcka (to cover something with a tarpaulin)