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tarp

[ tahrp ]

tarp

1

/ ³Ùɑ˱è /

noun

  1. an informal word for tarpaulin
“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

TARP

2

/ ³Ùɑ˱è /

acronym for

  1. 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
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Origin of tarp1

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; by shortening
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Streisand’s three-member garden crew will mix those ingredients on a large tarp to feed all the roses, about three cups per bush.

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Already, the area in front of the school was snarled with donkey carts loaded with people’s belongings, cooking gas cylinders, jugs of drinking water, mattresses and tarps.

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The home was relatively unscathed, but several tarps and canopies were blown into the family’s backyard.

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Al-Batsh plans to use tarps to cover holes in the walls as best he can.

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The body was concealed with a tarp, and the friend was sworn to secrecy.

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