Standard Lemma guide

tarp

name · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, UK: /tɑːp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: tärp
  • US: /tɑɹp/
  • Canada: [thäɹp]
  • [t(h)a̝ɹp] Ottawa Valley
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)p
  • CMU ARPABET: T AA1 R P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Acronym of Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Clipping of tarpaulin (“covering”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To cover something with a tarpaulin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

waterproofed canvas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tarpaulin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: canvas, canvass

History

Etymology

Clipping of tarpaulin.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: vízhatlan ponyvával befed — to cover something with a tarpaulin
  • Swedish: täcka — to cover something with a tarpaulin