rubber

The definition of a rubber is someone who massages something, or slang for a condom.

(noun)

Rubber is a material made from the sap of a tree to create tires, molds and other materials.

(noun)

An example of rubber is the original material used for car tires.

See rubber in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person or thing that rubs, as in polishing, scraping, massaging, etc.
Origin: from orig. use as an eraser
an elastic substance produced by coagulating and drying the milky sap (latex) of various tropical plants, esp. a tree (Hevea brasiliensis) of the spurge family: now most often produced synthetically or by chemically altering latex to obtain desired characteristics for use in making automobile tires, electrical insulation, molded objects and parts, etc.: in pure form rubber is a white, unsaturated hydrocarbon, having the formula (CH)
something made of this substance; specif.,
1. an eraser
2. ☆ a low-cut overshoe
3. Slang a condom
☆ Baseball an oblong rubber slab set in the pitcher's mound: the pitcher's foot must touch the rubber as each pitch is thrown

adjective

made of rubber

intransitive verb

☆ Slang rubberneck

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noun

Bridge a series of three games, two of which must be won to win the series

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See rubber in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A yellowish, amorphous, elastic material obtained from the milky sap or latex of various tropical plants, especially the rubber tree, and vulcanized, pigmented, finished, and modified into products such as electric insulation, elastic bands and belts, tires, and containers. Also called caoutchouc, India rubber.
Any of numerous synthetic elastic materials of varying chemical composition with properties similar to those of natural rubber.
A low overshoe made of rubber.
Baseball The rectangular piece of hard rubber that the pitcher must remain in contact with when making a pitch.
Something made of rubber, as:
a. An eraser.
b. A tire.
c. A set of tires on a vehicle.
Slang A condom.
One that rubs, especially one that gives a massage.