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rubber

The correct spelling is rubber.

How to pronounce rubber

/ˈɹʌbə(ɹ)/
noun

IPA: /ˈɹʌbə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Rub-ber

The correct spelling is rubber. Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene. For example: "Jones toes the rubber and then fires to the plate."

Usage Examples

Jones toes the rubber and then fires to the plate.

Johnny, don't forget your rubbers today.

Jones enters the pits to get new rubber.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.
  2. 2.Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.
  3. 3.An eraser.
  4. 4.A condom.
  5. 5.Someone or something which rubs.

adjective

  1. 1.(of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.

verb

  1. 1.To eavesdrop on a telephone call
  2. 2.To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity.

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