rubber
Meanings
noun
- Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
- Natural rubber or any of various synthetic materials with similar properties as natural rubber.
- An eraser.
- A condom, especially an external condom.
- 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.
- The cushion of an electric machine.
- The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
- Water-resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
adj
- Not covered by funds on account.
noun
- 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).
- A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.
- The game of rubber bridge.
verb
- To eavesdrop on a telephone call
- To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity.
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Etymology
From rub + -er. The sense of the substance comes from its ability to function as an eraser, displacing earlier caoutchouc. The senses not pertaining to rubbing or erasing are secondarily derived from the name of the substance.
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