Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

tarp

[tahrp] / tɑrp /


NOUN
drop cloth
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

But a tarp has remained over the facade since that time, sparking questions about the actual changes.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Quietly, Chip folds up the tarp, drops it into the trash and walks away.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

“It is just heartbreaking to see these totally innocent creatures, in various states of decomposition, be taken out and put on a tarp and put in the black plastic garbage bag for evidence,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Video and images broadcast on state television showed Silva standing under a makeshift tarp and guarded by Venezuelan soldiers as he addressed a group of miners on new mining policies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

“Okay,” Seth said, crossing the room to where a little easel stood on a paint-spattered tarp.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

An equipment box labeled “Garden Party”! Mysterious shapes covered in black-plastic tarps!

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

To create a movement, though, Pratt does not need to know what causes seas of tarps and tents.

From Slate Jun. 3, 2026

Her detailed, beautifully lighted paintings, of humble industrial scenes of corrugated ductwork, draped construction tarps and snaking wires, elevate these humble, utilitarian objects into tactile formal experiments.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Crews in white hazmat suits laid out tarps and sorted through potentially hazardous materials.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

The crew laid heavy tarps over the cracked blacktop yard.

From "George" by Alex Gino




Vocabulary lists containing tarp


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training