rubber in English dictionary

  • rubber

    Meanings and definitions of "rubber"

    • (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, UK, Australian, Canada, New Zealand) An eraser.
    • (countable, North America) (slang) A condom.
    • (slang, of a draft (check)) Not covered by funds on account.
    • (countable) Someone or something which rubs.
    • (countable, baseball) The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
    • (North America, plural) Water resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
    • (uncountable, slang) Tires, particularly racing tires.
    • (countable) A series of games, contests - in Davis cup tennis, cards
    • (sports) A series of an odd number of games or matches of which a majority must be won (thus precluding a tie).
    • (sports) A game or match played to break a tie.
    • adjective
      (slang, of a draft/check)
      Not covered by funds on account.
    • noun
      (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:
    • noun
      (sports, Canada, US)
      a rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.
    • noun
      The game of rubber bridge.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.
    • noun
      (uncountable, countable)
      Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.
    • noun
      (countable, Britain, New Zealand)
      An eraser.
    • noun
      (countable, Canada, US, slang)
      A condom.
    • noun
      (countable)
      Someone or something which rubs.
    • noun
      (countable, baseball)
      The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
    • noun
      (Canada, US, in the plural)
      Water resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
    • noun
      (uncountable, slang)
      Tires, particularly racing tires.
    • verb
      To eavesdrop on a telephone call
    • A cream to dark brown elastic material obtained by coagulating and drying the latex from certain plants, especially the rubber tree.
    • A contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse.
    • An elastic hydrocarbon polymer that naturally occurs as a milky colloidal suspension, or latex, in the sap of some plants.
    • pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree
    • synthetic materials with the same properties
    • eraser
    • condom
    • water resistant shoe covers
    • tires
    • A kind of rubber that can remove something written by a pen or a pencil.
    • adjective
      returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check"
    • noun
      any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
    • noun
      an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
    • noun
      an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
    • noun
      a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides; "he won three out of five games to take the rubber"
    • noun
      a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
    • noun
      contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
    • verb
      coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats"

    Synonyms of "rubber" in English dictionary

    synthetic substance, caoutchouc, safe are the top synonyms of "rubber" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of rubber

    • rubber ( usually uncountable;  plural  rubbers)
    • rubber ( plural  rubbers)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza rubber; lm  liczba mnoga rubbers
    • rubber (plural rubbers)
    • rubber (usually uncountable, plural rubbers)
    • rubber (third-person singular simple present rubbers, present participle rubbering, simple past and past participle rubbered)
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