rubber meaning and definition

RUBBER noun

Definition of rubber (noun)

1. 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
   • synonyms: caoutchouc, gum elastic, India rubber, natural rubber
2. any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
   • synonyms: synthetic rubber
3. an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
   • synonyms: pencil eraser, rubber eraser
4. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
   • synonyms: condom, prophylactic, safe, safety
5. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
   • synonyms: arctic, galosh, golosh, gumshoe

RUBBER verb

Definition of rubber (verb)

1. coat or impregnate with rubber
   • "rubberize fabric for rain coats"
   • synonyms: rubberise, rubberize

RUBBER adjective

Definition of rubber (adjective)

1. returned for lack of funds
   • "a rubber check"; "a no-good check"
   • synonyms: no-good