tarp

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Singular
tarp

Plural
tarps

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.

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

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Infinitive
to tarp

Third person singular
tarps

Simple past
tarped

Past participle
tarped

Present participle
tarping

to 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, p. 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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  • IPA: [tɐɾp]

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tar̃p (with genitive)

  1. between
    Koks skirtumas tarp vyrų ir moterų?
    What's the difference between men and women?
    Šuo yra grindyse tarp katės ir sienos.
    The dog is on the floor between the cat and the wall.