rubber Meaning, Definition & Usage

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
caoutchouc; natural rubber; gum elastic; India rubber.
noun any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
synthetic rubber.
noun 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.
noun contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
safe; safety; prophylactic; condom.
noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
arctic; gumshoe; galosh; golosh.
verb coat or impregnate with rubber
rubberise; rubberize.
- rubberize fabric for rain coats
adjective satellite returned for lack of funds
no-good.
- a rubber check
- a no-good check

One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: (a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. (b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. (c) A whetstone; a rubstone. (d) An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc. (e) The cushion of an electrical machine. (f) One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath. (g) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub. Thackeray.
In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist. Beaconsfield. "A rubber of cribbage." Dickens.
India rubber; caoutchouc.
An overshoe made of India rubber. Colloq. 5. A condom. [Colloq.]