rubber Meaning and Definition

1. n. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

2. n. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

3. n. an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil

4. n. 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

5. n. any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber

6. s. returned for lack of funds

7. v. coat or impregnate with rubber