The meaning of Rubber

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A tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of a tropical plant or synthetically.

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Heat and sunlight may cause rubber to deteriorate

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A piece of rubber used for erasing pencil or ink marks.

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A pencil with a rubber at the end

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Rubber boots; galoshes.

Usage examples:

You may have your boots, rubbers and scarf, but are you still depending on your thin fall jacket to…

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A condom.

Usage examples:

It'd be a good idea to back the rubbers up with some foam.

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A contest consisting of a series of successive matches (typically three or five) between the same sides or people in cricket, tennis, and other games.

Usage examples:

The opening rubber of britain's davis cup tie against argentina

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An elastic, waterproof substance made either from the juice of a tree that grows in hotter parts of the world or artificially

Usage examples:

[ u ] rubber boots/gloves, [ u ] tires are made of rubber., [ pl ] wear your rubbers – it’s raining.

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An elastic substance (= that stretches) made either from the juice of particular tropical trees or artificially

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Tyres are almost always made of rubber.

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An eraser mainly us

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Slang for a condom

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In baseball, a strip of rubber on a mound (= raised area) that the foot of the pitcher must be touching when they start to throw the ball

Usage examples:

He likes to pitch from the far left side of the rubber.

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Old-fashioned for overshoes

Usage examples:

It looks like rain so you might want to wear your rubbers.

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A series of three or five games between two teams, especially in card games or cricket

Usage examples:

We played a rubber of bridge.