1 [U] a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, used for making tyres, boots, etc. It is made from the juice of a tropical plant or is produced using chemicals:
a ball made of rubber * a rubber tree
seealsoFOAMRUBBER
2 [C] (BrE) (also eraser AmE, BrE) a small piece of rubber or a similar substance, used for removing pencil marks from paper; a piece of soft material used for removing chalk marks from a BLACKBOARD
3 [C] (old-fashioned informal, especially AmE) = CONDOM
4 [C] (in some card games or sports) a competition consisting of a series of games or matches between the same teams or players
rubber adjective [usuallybeforenoun]:
a rubber ball * rubber gloves
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