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[ tahrp ] / tɑrp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tarp ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of tarpAn Americanism dating back to 1905–10; by shortening Words nearby tarpTarnopol, Tarnów, taro, tarok, tarot, tarp, tarpan, tarpaper, tarpaulin, Tarpeia, Tarpeian Rock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tarpInstagram photos from that day show Finney and his crew setting up under a tarp outside. FinnaRage Wants You to Rage at Its Parties. So What if It Ends Up a Riot?|Melanie Plenda|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Just behind them, a tarp was pulled across a now flooded ditch. The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The school is nothing more than a circle of rocks and stones and a tarp placed on the ground on which the students sit. The Afghan Village That Saved Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell|Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Yes, the TARP funds have largely been paid back, and many of the emergency insurance and guarantee efforts have ended. Banks Are Thriving Despite Regulations Thanks to Economic Growth|Daniel Gross|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The report also criticized the lack of transparency surrounding the TARP. Jack Lew and the Obama Administration’s Finance-Friendly Status Quo|Lloyd Green|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST We put the things under a tarp, and I started to bring up the water, but General Ashley spoke. Pluck on the Long Trail|Edwin L. Sabin Strap him up in a tarp, or load him into a sleeping bag, if we can get hold of one. Null-ABC|Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire In case you have eggs or glassware to pack, spread your tarp on the horse twice as long as usual. Camp and Trail|Stewart Edward White After a time the Friar did go to bed in Horaces tarp in the corner. Friar Tuck|Robert Alexander Wason Or the tarp or shelter cloth may be laid over a collected layer of browse next to the ground. Touring Afoot|Claude Powell Fordyce
British Dictionary definitions for tarp (1 of 2)
nounUS, Australian and NZ an informal word for tarpaulin British Dictionary definitions for tarp (2 of 2)
n acronym for (in the US)Troubled Assets Relief Program: a fund providing money to increase the liquidity of financial institutions Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tarptarpaulin, lid, canvas, sheet, mask, screen, cap, envelope, roof, jacket, front, umbrella, dress, top, tent, fly, shade, duck, sailcloth, tenting |