rubber

rub·ber ¹  (rbr)

n.

1. A yellowish, amorphous, elastic material obtained from the milky sap or latex of various tropical plants, especially the rubber tree, and vulcanized, pigmented, finished, and modified into products such as electric insulation, elastic bands and belts, tires, and containers. Also called caoutchouc, India rubber.

2. Any of numerous synthetic elastic materials of varying chemical composition with properties similar to those of natural rubber.

3. A low overshoe made of rubber.

4. Baseball The rectangular piece of hard rubber that the pitcher must remain in contact with when making a pitch.

5. Something made of rubber, as:

a. An eraser.

b. A tire.

c. A set of tires on a vehicle.

6. Slang A condom.

7. One that rubs, especially one that gives a massage.

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[From rub.]

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rub·ber ²  (rbr)

n.

1. A series of games of which two out of three or three out of five must be won to terminate the play.

2. An odd game played to break a tie.

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[Origin unknown.]

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rubber¹

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Also called India rubber gum elastic caoutchouc a cream to dark brown elastic material obtained by coagulating and drying the latex from certain plants, esp the tree Hevea brasiliensis

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any of a large variety of elastomers produced by improving the properties of natural rubber or by synthetic means

3. Chiefly Brit a piece of rubber or felt used for erasing something written, typed, etc.; eraser

4. (Engineering / Tools) a coarse file

5. a cloth, pad, etc., used for polishing or buffing

6. a person who rubs something in order to smooth, polish, or massage

7. (Clothing & Fashion) (often plural) Chiefly US and Canadian a rubberized waterproof article, such as a mackintosh or overshoe

8. Slang a male contraceptive; condom

9. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) (modifier) made of or producing rubber a rubber ball a rubber factory

[from rub + -er¹; the tree was so named because its product was used for rubbing out writing]

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rubber²

n

1. (Group Games / Bridge) Bridge Whist

a.  a match of three games

b.  the deal that wins such a match

2. (General Sporting Terms) a series of matches or games in any of various sports

[origin unknown]

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rubber  (rbr)

1. An elastic material prepared from the milky sap of certain tropical plants, especially the tree Hevea brasiliensis. Rubber is a polymer that is used, after processing, in a great variety of products, including electric insulation and tires. In its pure form, it is white and consists of repeating units of C₅H₈.

2. Any of various synthetic materials having properties that are similar to those of this substance.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rubber - 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 caoutchouc, gum elastic, India rubber, natural rubber foam rubber - spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery latex - a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air crepe rubber - crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles cold rubber - a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires ebonite, hard rubber, vulcanite - a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber Para rubber - a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees
	2.	rubber - any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber synthetic rubber synthetic, synthetic substance - a compound made artificially by chemical reactions silicone rubber - made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range neoprene - a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products buna, buna rubber - made by polymerizing butadiene butyl rubber - synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene
	3.	rubber - an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil pencil eraser, rubber eraser eraser - an implement used to erase something pencil - a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
	4.	rubber - contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse condom, prophylactic, safe, safety birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, preventative, preventive - an agent or device intended to prevent conception
	5.	rubber - a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow galosh, golosh, gumshoe, arctic overshoe - footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold
Verb	1.	rubber - coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats" rubberise, rubberize coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
Adj.	1.	rubber - returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check" no-good banking - transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc. colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"

Translations

rubber¹ [ˈrʌbəʳ]

A. N

1. (= material) → goma f, caucho m, hule m (LAm), jebe m (Col, Peru)

2. (Brit) (= eraser) → goma f de borrar

3. (esp US) (= condom) → condón m, goma f

4. (Mech etc) → paño m de pulir

B. CPD [ball, dinghy, gloves, boots] → de goma
rubber band N → goma f, gomita f
rubber boots NPL (US) → botas fpl de agua, botas fpl altas de goma
rubber bullet N → bala f de goma
rubber cement N → adhesivo m de goma
rubber cheque N (Brit) → cheque m sin fondos
rubber dinghy N → lancha f neumática
rubber gloves NPL → guantes mpl de goma
rubber goods NPL → artículos mpl de goma
rubber industry N → industria f del caucho, industria f cauchera
rubber plant N → ficus m inv
rubber plantation N → cauchal m
rubber raft N → balsa f neumática
rubber ring N (for swimming) → flotador m
rubber solution N → disolución f de goma
rubber stamp N → estampilla f de goma
see also rubber-stamp rubber tree N → árbol m gomero or de caucho

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rubber² [ˈrʌbəʳ] N (Cards) → partida f

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rubber [ˈrʌbə^r]

n

(= substance) → caoutchouc m

(British) (= eraser) → gomme f, gomme f à effacer
Can I borrow your rubber? → Je peux emprunter ta gomme?

(US) (= condom) → capote f >

adj [ball, heel, sole, hose] → en caoutchouc
rubber soles → des semelles en caoutchouc
rubber band n → élastique m
rubber boots npl (US) → bottes fpl en caoutchouc
rubber bullet n → balle f en caoutchouc
rubber cheque n → chèque m en bois >
rubber gloves npl → gants mpl en caoutchouc

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rubber:

rubber band

n → Gummiband nt

rubber boat

n → Schlauchboot nt

rubber boot

n (US) → Gummistiefel m

rubber bullet

n → Gummi(wucht)geschoss nt

rubber coating

n → Gummierung f

rubber dinghy

n → Schlauchboot nt

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rubber:

rubberneck (esp US inf)

n → Gaffer(in) m(f) (inf)

vi → gaffen (inf)

rubber plant

n → Gummibaum m

rubber plantation

n → Kautschukplantage f

rubber stamp

n → Stempel m

rubber-stamp

vt (lit) → stempeln; (fig inf) → genehmigen

rubber tree

n → Kautschukbaum m

rubber-tyred

adj → mit Gummireifen

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rubber¹

n (= material) → Gummi m; (unprocessed, synthetic also) → Kautschuk m (spec); (Brit: = eraser) → (Radier)gummi m; (esp US sl: = contraceptive) → Gummi m (inf); rubbers (= shoes) → Turnschuhe pl; (= overshoes) → (Gummi)überschuhe pl; (= clothing) → Ölzeug nt

adj → Gummi-; rubber goods → Gummiwaren; is that a rubber cheque (Brit) or check (US)? (inf) → platzt der Scheck? (inf)

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rubber²

n (Cards) → Rubber m, → Robber m

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rubber¹ [ˈrʌbəʳ]

1. n (material) → gomma, caucciù m; (eraser) → gomma (da cancellare)

2. adj (ball, dinghy, gloves) → di gomma

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rubber¹ [ˈrʌbəʳ]

1. n (material) → gomma, caucciù m; (eraser) → gomma (da cancellare)

2. adj (ball, dinghy, gloves) → di gomma

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rubber² [ˈrʌbəʳ] n (Bridge) → rubber m inv

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rubber² [ˈrʌbəʳ] n (Bridge) → rubber m inv

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rubber

n rubber [ˈrabə]

1 (also adjective) (of) a strong elastic substance made from the juice of certain plants (especially the rubber tree), or an artificial substitute for this Tyres are made of rubber; rubber boots. rubber مَطّاط каучук, гума kaučuk gummi; gummi- das Gummi; Gummi-... λάστιχο caucho, goma kumm, kummi- لاستیکی kumi (de) caoutchouc גוּמִי रबड़ guma gumi karet gúmmí gomma; di gomma ゴム 고무 guma gumija getah rubber gummi guma borracha (de/din) cauciuc резина guma guma guma gummi ยาง lâstik, kauçuk 橡膠 гума; каучук رگڑنے والا cao su 橡胶

2 (alsoeˈraser) a piece of rubber used to rub out pencil etc marks a pencil, a ruler and a rubber. uitveër مِمْحاه гума guma viskelæder der Radiergummi γομολάστιχα goma de borrar kustukumm پک کن pyyhekumi gomme à effacer מַחַק अपमार्जक, मिटाने वाला, रबर gumica radír(gumi) penghapus strokleður gomma 消しゴム 고무 지우개 trintukas dzēšgumija getah pemadam vlakgom viskelær gumka borracha gumă de şters ластик guma radirka gumica suddgummi ยางลบ (lâstik) silgi 橡皮 гумка ربڑ cái tẩy 橡皮

3 (slang) a condom. kondoom كوندوم: يَسْتَعْمِلُه الرَّجُل عند مُمارسَة الجِنْس презерватив kondom gummi das Gummi προφυλακτικό (λαϊκ.) condón, goma kumm, kondoom کاپوت kondomi capote קונדוֹם रबर की टोपी gumica gumi (óvszer) kondom preservativo コンドーム 콘돔 prezervatyvas, gumytė prezervatīvs kondom condoom kondom, gummi kondom, prezerwatywa презерватив guma, gumička, prezervatív kondom kondom kondom, gummi ถุงยางอนามัย prezervatif (俚)保險套 презерватив رفالہ bao cao su （俚）避孕套

4 a rubber band. rekkie حَلَقَة مَطّاطيَّه للرَّبْط ластик gumička elastik das Gummiband ελαστικός επίδεσμος goma elástica kummipael نوار لاستیکی kumilenkki élastique גוּמִייָה रबर बैण्‍ड gumena pasica, gumena traka gumi(szalag) gelang karet teygja elastico 輪ゴム 고무 밴드 guminė juostelė, gumelė gumijas gredzentiņš (apsaitēšanai) gelang getah elastiek(je) strikk gumka tira elastic резинка gumový pásik gumijast trak gumena traka gummiband ยางรัด lâstik bant 橡皮筋 гумова стрічка ایک موٹا گول ربڑ کا ٹکڑا یا فیتہ dây chun 橡胶带子

adj rubbery

like rubber. rubberagtig مَطّاطي гумено gumovitý gummiagtig gummiartig λαστιχένιος parecido a la goma, como de goma kummist لاستیک مانند kuminen caoutchouteux כְּמוֹ גוּמִי रबड़ जैसा gumen gumiszerű seperti karet gúmmíkenndur gommoso ゴムのような 고무 같은 guminis līdzīgs gumijai bergetah rubberachtig gummiaktig gumowaty como borracha elastic, de con­sis­tenţa cauciucului эластичный gumovitý gumast gumen gummiaktig เหมือนยาง lâstik gibi 橡膠的 гумоподібний ربڑ جیسا bằng cao su 橡胶状的

rubber band

an elastic band. rekkie حَلَقَه مَطّاطِيَّة للرَّبْط ластик gumička elastik das Gummiband λαστιχάκι goma elástica kummipael نوار لاستیکی kumilenkki élastique גוּמִייָה रबर बैण्‍ gumena traka gumiszalag ban elastik, gelang karet teygja elastico 輪ゴム 고무 밴드 guminė juostelė, gumelė gumijota saite; elastīgā saite getah gelang elastiekje strikk gumka elástico elastic резинка gumička gumica, elastika gumena traka gummiband ยางรัด lâstik bant 橡皮筋 гумова стрічка ربڑ بینڈ dây cao su 橡胶带

rubber stamp

an instrument with rubber figures, letters etc which is used to stamp a name, date etc on books or papers. rubbelstempel خَتْم أرْقام مَطّاطِيَّه печат razítko gummistempel der Gummistempel σφραγίδα tampón pitsat مهر لاستیکی kumileimasin tampon חוֹתֶמֶת גוּמִי रबर की मोहर, नियत ढर्रे पर चलने वाला व्यक्ति pečat gumibélyegző stempel (gúmmí)stimpill timbro ゴム印 고무 도장 antspaudas zīmogs cop getah stempel gummistempel pieczątka carimbo ştampilă (de cau­ciuc) штамп pečiatka štampiljka pečat gummistämpel ตรายาง mühür, ıstampa 橡皮圖章 печатка ربڑ مہر con dấu cao su 橡皮图章

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rubber → ممحاة guma gummi Gummi ελαστικό goma kumi caoutchouc guma gomma ゴム 고무 rubber gummi guma borracha резина gummi ยาง lastik cao su 橡皮