Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word RUBBER

RUBBER

Definitions of RUBBER

The game of rubber bridge.
(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, NZ, UK) An eraser.
(countable, North America, slang) A condom.
(countable) Someone or something which rubs.
(historical) The cushion of an electric machine.
(countable, baseball) The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
(North America, in the plural) Water-resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
(uncountable, slang) Tires, particularly racing tires.
(slang, dated) A hardship or misfortune.
(slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
(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:
(sports, North America) A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.
(telephony) To eavesdrop on a telephone call
(slang) To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity.