different between terp vs tarp

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /t?p/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??p/
• Rhymes: -??(?)p

Etymology 1

Clipping of interpreter.

Noun

terp (plural terps)

1. (military or Deaf slang) An interpreter (translator).
2. (computing, slang) An interpreter (program that parses and executes another program).

Alternative forms

• 'terp

Etymology 2

Clipping of terpene.

Noun

terp (plural terps)

1. Any of various essential oils containing monoterpene alcohols which are added to a henna mix to darken the color.

Verb

terp (third-person singular simple present terps, present participle terping, simple past and past participle terped)

1. (transitive) To add such an essential oil to (a henna mix).

Etymology 3

Clipping of Terpsichore, the goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus in Greek mythology.

Noun

terp (countable and uncountable, plural terps)

1. (dated, slang) Dance.

Derived terms

• terpery

Verb

terp (third-person singular simple present terps, present participle terping, simple past and past participle terped)

1. (transitive, dated, slang) To dance.

Etymology 4

From Dutch terp (“terp”).

Noun

terp (plural terps or terpen)

1. An artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and sea or river flooding.

Further reading

• Terp (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• -pter, PERT, pert, pret.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from West Frisian terp, from Old Frisian therp, from Proto-West Germanic *þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurp?, *þrep? (“village, farmstead, troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *treb- (“dwelling, room”). Doublet of dorp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?rp/
• Hyphenation: terp
• Rhymes: -?rp

Noun

terp m (plural terpen, diminutive terpje n)

1. artificial mound or hillock used as shelter during high tide

Synonyms

• wierde

Derived terms

• Terpstra

Anagrams

• pret, rept

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thorp, therp, from Proto-West Germanic *þorp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?rp/

Noun

terp c (plural terpen, diminutive terpke)

1. artificial mound or hillock used as shelter during high tide
2. (archaic) village

   Synonym: doarp

Derived terms

• Terpstra

Descendants

• ? Dutch: terp

Further reading

• “terp”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t??p/
• (US) enPR: tärp, IPA^(key): /t??p/
• Rhymes: -??(r)p

Etymology

Clipping of tarpaulin.

Noun

tarp (plural tarps)

1. A tarpaulin.
   • 1986, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Under the Desert Stars, Dark Horse Books

     {Gun pointing at head} Sorry, Quigley, but you had your chance to cooperate. / Bob, straighten the tarp, we don’t want the rug splattered.

Usage notes

• The short form might be perceived as informal, but in North American English it has replaced tarpaulin in most situations.

Translations

Verb

tarp (third-person singular simple present tarps, present participle tarping, simple past and past participle tarped)

1. To cover something with a tarpaulin.
   • 2001, Verne Huser, River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting, page 136

     The load may be tarped for serious white water, but tarped or not, everything should be tied securely in case of capsize.

Translations

Anagrams

• TRAP, part, part., patr-, prat, rapt, rtPA, trap

Lithuanian

Etymology

From tárpas, compare dialectal tar?pu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??rp/

Preposition

tar?p (with genitive)

1. between (located in the middle of, connecting, dividing, or shared by two objects)

   Kóks skìrtumas tar?p výr? ir? móter?? - What's the difference between men and women?

   K?lias tar?p Vìlniaus ir? Ka?no - The road between Vilnius and Kaunas

2. among, amid (surrounded or encompassed by)

   Ka?p va?kui ràsti vi?t? tar?p bendraam?ži?? - How can a child find a place amongst his peers?

Derived terms

See tarpas, tarp-.