To cover with a tarpaulin.

Late; overdue or delayed. / Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift. / Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull. / (obsolete) Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).

(US) A piece of paper given to students who are late to class. / (US) An instance of a student's being marked as tardy by a teacher on the teacher's attendance sheet.

(obsolete, transitive) To make tardy.

An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.

(Buddhism) A female Buddha typically associated with Buddhist tantra practice as preserved in Tibetan Buddhism. She is the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.

A surname.

(Northern England) A small mountain lake, especially in Northern England. / (US, chiefly Montana) One of many small mountain lakes or ponds.

Tarmacadam. / (loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material. / (UK, Ireland, Canada) The driveable surface of a road.

(Britain, Canada) To pave with tarmacadam or a similar material. / (aviation) To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance.