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rubber

UK /ˈɹʌbə/US /ˈɹʌbɚ/

noun18

  1. a material got from the white juice of certain trees, which returns to its shape after it is pulled
  2. Natural rubber or any of various synthetic materials with similar properties as natural rubber.
  3. (UK, Australia) An eraser.
  4. Someone or something which rubs.
  5. One who rubs down horses.
  6. One who practises massage.
  7. A coarse towel for rubbing the body.
  8. An abrasive for rubbing with: a whetstone, file, or emery cloth, etc.
  9. (historical) The cushion of an electric machine.
  10. (US, slang) A condom, especially an external condom.
  11. (slang) Tires, particularly racing tires.
  12. [in the plural] (US, Canada) Water-resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
  13. 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).
  14. An individual match within the series (especially in racquet sports).
  15. (US, Canada) A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.
  16. The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
  17. The game of rubber bridge.
  18. (slang, old-fashioned) A hardship or misfortune.

verb2

  1. To eavesdrop on a telephone call
  2. (slang) To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity.

adjective1

  1. (slang) Not covered by funds on account.
forms

rubbered · rubbering · rubbers

Phrases with rubber

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