English

Noun

tarp ‎(plural tarps)

1. Short form of tarpaulin.
   • 1986, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Under the Desert Stars, Dark Horse Books

     {Gun pointing at head} Sorry, Quigley, but you had your chance to cooperate. / Bob, straighten the tarp, we don’t want the rug splattered.

Usage notes

• The short form might be perceived as informal, but it has replaced tarpaulin in most situations.

Translations

Verb

tarp ‎(third-person singular simple present tarps, present participle tarping, simple past and past participle tarped)

1. To cover something with a tarpaulin.
   • 2001, Verne Huser, River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting, page 136

     The load may be tarped for serious white water, but tarped or not, everything should be tied securely in case of capsize.

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Etymology 2

Noun

tarp ‎(plural tarps)

1. (humorous, chiefly Internet slang) Deliberate misspelling of trap.

Anagrams

• part
• prat
• rapt
• trap

Lithuanian

Etymology

From tárpas, compare dialectal tar̃pu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɐ͡rp/

Preposition

tar̃p ‎(with genitive)

1. between (located in the middle of, connecting, dividing, or shared by two objects)

   Kóks skìrtumas tar̃p výrų ir̃ móterų? - What's the difference between men and women?

   Kẽlias tar̃p Vìlniaus ir̃ Kaũno - The road between Vilnius and Kaunas

2. among, amid (surrounded or encompassed by)

   Kaĩp vaĩkui ràsti viẽtą tar̃p bendraam̃žių? - How can a child find a place amongst his peers?

Derived terms

See tarpas, tarp-.