rubber
IPA: rˈʌbɝ
noun
- (uncountable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.
- (uncountable, countable) Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.
- (countable, Australia, India, Brunei, New Zealand, UK) An eraser.
- (countable, Canada, US, slang) A condom.
- (countable) Someone or something which rubs.
- One who rubs down horses.
- One who practises massage.
- A coarse towel for rubbing the body.
- An abrasive for rubbing with: a whetstone, file, or emery cloth, etc.
- (historical) The cushion of an electric machine.
- (countable, baseball) The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
- (Canada, US, in the plural) Water-resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
- (uncountable, slang) Tires, particularly racing tires.
- (slang, dated) A hardship or misfortune.
- (sports) In relation to a series of games or matches between two competitors where the overall winner of the series is the competitor which wins a majority of the individual games or matches:
- The entire series, of an odd number of games or matches in which ties are impossible (especially a series of three games in bridge or whist).
- An individual match within the series (especially in racquet sports).
- (sports, Canada, US) A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.
- The game of rubber bridge.
verb
- (telephony) To eavesdrop on a telephone call
- (slang) To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity.
adjective
- (slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
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Examples of "rubber" in Sentences
- Examples are the seeds of cocoa and rubber.
- The rims of the wheels are covered in rubber.
- The energy is stored in the twisted rubber band.
- The 'Ashtabandhanam' paste is pliable like rubber.
- The rubber band sinks below the surface of the water.
- The rubber recycling process begins with the shredding.
- The balance plantation is of rubber, cinnamon and coconut.
- The absorption coefficient of the rubber is satisfactorily high.
- The elastic wallet band is a variation of the rubber band wallet.
- Bring the rubber band all the way down to the base of the fingers.