Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarp

/tɑːp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: tarp
IPA: /tɑːp/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of tarpaulin (“covering”).

verb

To cover something with a tarpaulin.

name

Acronym of Troubled Asset Relief Program.

American usage

Example Sentences

"[Ignatz, under the rain:] It's a good thing I had this tarp handy. [...] / [Officer Pupp:] Gimme that canvas, it's much more important that I keep dry."
"{Gun pointing at head} Sorry, Quigley, but you had your chance to cooperate. / Bob, straighten the tarp, we don’t want the rug splattered."
"The load may be tarped for serious white water, but tarped or not, everything should be tied securely in case of capsize."

Etymology

Clipping of tarpaulin.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɑːp/
British English: /tɑːp/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

tarps (plural) tarps (present, singular) tarping (participle, present) tarped (participle, past) tarped (past)

Synonyms

tarpaulin

Rhymes With

sharp harp sharpe carp arp karp scarp tharp harpe tharpe larp parp

Questions

How do you pronounce tarp?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɑːp/.
What does tarp mean?: Clipping of tarpaulin (“covering”).
Where does tarp come from?: Clipping of tarpaulin.

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