TARP

2008 financial rescue

A tarp is a large sheet of waterproof material—typically canvas or plastic—used to cover and protect things from weather: We threw a tarp over the firewood.

Short for tarpaulin.

As a verb, to tarp is to cover with one: Help me tarp the boat before the storm hits.

camping

tent

Portable fabric shelter

stakes · guylines · bivouac · backpacking · hammock · canopy · waterproof · nylon · ridge · poles

trucking

flatbed

Open-topped hauling vehicle

tie-down · freight · hauling · load · securing · highway · trailer · covering · flapping · ratchet

construction

scaffold

Temporary elevated work structure

  • roofingInstalling overhead shelter material
  • jobsitePlace of employment activity
  • lumberSawn wood for building

covering · debris · weatherproof · protective · building · renovation · demolition · hauling · flatbed · wraparound

agriculture

hay

Dried feed crop

feed · covering · weighted · storage · bales · crops · machinery · farmyard · windbreak · livestock

emergency

disaster

Sudden ruinous event

FEMA · refugee · temporary · makeshift · homeless · encampment · aid · rescue · storm · damage

baseball

infield

Baseball's inner diamond

diamond · pitcher · mound · cover · rolled · unfurled · crew · drainage · weather · game

Categories
Opposites
exposure vs. protection

TARPexposure

State of being unprotected

uncovered · bare · open · unprotected · naked

economic intervention approach

TARPstimulus spending

Government outlays boosting demand

austerity · fiscal stimulus · laissez-faire · non-intervention · quantitative easing

Phrases
Family

tar, tarpaulin, tarps, tarpaulins, tarped, tarping, tarpaper

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Abstract · Rated G