TARP
v.— «But that did not calm him down and he continued to battle officers, police officials said. That’s when he was TARPed, which is another term for being hogtied. TARPed is when a person’s wrists are tied to their ankles with a nylon rope, Davis said.» —“Ex-NBA Star Charged After Ruckus at Tavern” by Jeremy Maready in Tampa The Ledger (Lakeland, Florida) Feb. 13, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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