Tarped vs Warped - What's the difference?
tarped | warped |
(tarp)
Short form of tarpaulin.
* 1986 , , Concrete: Under the Desert Stars , Dark Horse Books
To cover something with a tarpaulin.
* 2001 , Verne Huser, River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting , page 136
Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape
(figuratively) Of a person's mind, attitude, humour etc, perverse, strange, aberrant or deviant.
(warp)
As verbs the difference between tarped and warped
is that tarped is past tense of tarp while warped is past tense of warp.As an adjective warped is
distorted by warping; twisted out of shape.tarped
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
* * * *tarp
English
(wikipedia tarp)Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)- {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 it has replaced tarpaulin in most situations.Verb
(en verb)- The load may be tarped' for serious white water, but ' tarped or not, everything should be tied securely in case of capsize.