tarp
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tarp (plural tarps)
- 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.
- 1986, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Under the Desert Stars, Dark Horse Books
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- The short form might be perceived as informal, but it has replaced tarpaulin in most situations.
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tarpaulin
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to tarp (third-person singular simple present tarps, present participle tarping, simple past and past participle tarped)
- To cover something with a tarpaulin.
- 2001, Verne Huser, River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting, p. 136
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- 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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tarpaulin
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[edit] Lithuanian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [tɐɾp]
[edit] Preposition
tar̃p (with genitive)