rubber

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Etymology 1

In the sense of an eraser, rub +‎ -er; in the sense of pliable material, derived from the previous sense of eraser; the other senses derived from the pliable material sense.

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Noun

rubber (plural rubbers)

  1. Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.
  2. Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.
  3. (UK, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) An eraser.
  4. (North America) (slang) A condom.
  5. (slang, of a draft (check)) Not covered by funds on account.
  6. Someone or something which rubs.
  7. (baseball) The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
    Jones toes the rubber and then fires to the plate.
  8. (North America, plural) Water resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
    Johnny, don't forget your rubbers today.
  9. (slang) Tires, particularly racing tires.
    Jones enters the pits to get new rubber.
  10. a series of games, contests - in Davis cup tennis, cards
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Translations
pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree
  • Albanian: gomë sq(sq)
  • Chamicuro: kawcho
  • Czech: guma cs(cs) f., pryž cs(cs) f.
  • Danish: gummi da(da)
  • Finnish: kumi, kautsu, luonnonkumi
  • French: caoutchouc fr(fr) m.
  • German: Gummi de(de) m. and n.
  • Greek: ελαστικό κόμμι el(el) (elastikó kómi) n.
  • Hungarian: gumi hu(hu)
  • Icelandic: gúmmí is(is)
  • Italian: gomma it(it) f.
  • Japanese: ゴム ja(ja) (gomu)
  • Korean: 고무 ko(ko) (gomu)
  • Latvian: gumija f.
  • Norwegian: gummi no(no) m.
  • Polish: guma pl(pl) f.
  • Portuguese: borracha pt(pt) f.
  • Russian: резина ru(ru) (r'ezína) f.
  • Spanish: caucho es(es) m.
  • Swahili: kifutio sw(sw)
  • Swedish: gummi sv(sv)
  • Taos: úliną
  • Vietnamese: cao su vi(vi)
synthetic materials with the same properties
  • Czech: guma cs(cs) f., pryž cs(cs) f.
  • Finnish: kumi fi(fi)
  • German: Gummi de(de) m. and n., Kautschuk de(de) m.
  • Greek: λάστιχο el(el) (lástikho) n.
  • Hungarian: gumi hu(hu)
  • Japanese: (colloquial) ゴム ja(ja) (gomu); (synthetic one) 合成ゴム ja(ja) (gōsei-gomu)
  • Latvian: gumija f.
  • Norwegian: kunstgummi no(no) m.
  • Polish: guma pl(pl) f.
  • Portuguese: borracha pt(pt) f.
  • Russian: резина ru(ru) (r'ezína) f.
  • Spanish: goma es(es)
  • Swahili: kifutio sw(sw)
eraser
  • Czech: guma cs(cs) f.
  • Finnish: kumi fi(fi), pyyhekumi fi(fi)
  • German: Radiergummi de(de) n., Gummi de(de) m. and n. (slang)
  • Greek: γομολάστιχα el(el) (gomolástikha) f., σβηστήρα el(el) (svistíra) f.
  • Hungarian: radír hu(hu), radírgumi hu(hu), gumi hu(hu) (slang)
  • Japanese: 消しゴム ja(ja) (keshigomu)
  • Latvian: dzēšgumija f.
  • Norwegian: viskelær no(no) n.
  • Polish: gumka pl(pl) f.
  • Portuguese: borracha pt(pt) f.
  • Russian: резинка ru(ru) (r'ezínka) f., ластик ru(ru) (lástik) m.
  • Spanish: goma de borrar f., borrador m. (Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Southeastern Mexico, Venezuela), borra f. (Venezuela, colloquial)
  • Swahili: kifutio sw(sw)
condom
  • Finnish: kumi fi(fi)
  • French: capote fr(fr) f., (Quebec) condom fr(fr) m.
  • German: Gummi de(de) m. and n.
  • Greek: προφυλακτικό el(el) (profilaktikó) n.
  • Hungarian: gumi hu(hu), óvszer hu(hu), koton hu(hu)
  • Italian: preservativo it(it) m.
  • Japanese: ゴム ja(ja) (gomu)
  • Norwegian: gummi no(no) m., kondom no(no) m.
  • Polish: gumka pl(pl) f.
  • Portuguese: camisinha pt(pt) f.
  • Russian: резинка (r'ezínka) f., презерватив (pr'ez'ervatív) m., гондон (gondón) m.
  • Swahili: kifutio sw(sw)
not covered by funds
someone or something which rubs
baseball: pad on the pitcher's mound
water resistant shoe covers
  • Finnish: kalossi fi(fi)
  • Greek: γαλότσες el(el) (galótses) f. pl.
  • Norwegian: kalosj no(no) m.
  • Russian: галоши ru(ru) (galóši) pl., калоши ru(ru) (kalóši) pl.
  • Swahili: kifutio sw(sw)
tires
  • Finnish: kumi/kumit
  • German: Gummi de(de) m. and n.
  • Greek: λάστιχα el(el) (lástikha) n. pl.
  • Hungarian: gumi hu(hu), gumiabroncs hu(hu)
  • Japanese: ゴム ja(ja) (gomu)
  • Norwegian: dekk no(no) n., bilgummi no(no) m.
  • Russian: шины (šíny) pl., резина (r'ezína) f.
  • Swahili: kifutio sw(sw)
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