tarp

[tahrp]

noun

1. tarpaulin.

TARP

¹

/ tɑːp /

acronym

1. Troubled Assets Relief Program: a fund providing money to increase the liquidity of financial institutions

tarp

²

/ tɑːp /

noun

1. an informal word for tarpaulin

Word History and Origins

Origin of TARP¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; by shortening

Example Sentences

Eventually, he surrendered to the wind, and the tarp became a half-torn sail — his flag.

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South Gate wants to play its semifinal playoff game on Saturday so badly at home that it’s broken out a tarp so the City Section officials can’t deem it unplayable after expected rain Thursday night.

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Brian’s home sits on a dirt lot, where several chickens peck at the weeds next to a table under a large tarp that blocks the sun during hot summer months.

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“The entire park was full of tents and tarps and people constantly going in and out of there.”

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Melendrez waved to a section of the office covered in black tarps — they’re turning that section into a room so its volunteers and workers can speak with the families of detained carwasheros in privacy.

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