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.

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