Meanings
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1
noun
A strong, stretchy material made from the sap of a tree or made artificially.
Car tyres are made of rubber.
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2
noun
A small object used to remove pencil marks; an eraser.
Can I borrow your rubber to fix this mistake?
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3
verb
To coat or cover something with rubber.
The fabric is rubbered to make it waterproof.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
2
noun
· a small object used to...
eraser
3
verb
· to coat or cover something...
rubberize
Word family
Forms
rubbers
Derived forms
cyclorubberflubberhog-rubbernanorubbernonrubberrubber-bandrubber-duckrubber-duckedrubber-duckingrubber-hoserubber-neckerrubber-stamp
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.