Rubber - Definition

adj 1: returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good
check" [syn: rubber, no-good]
n 1: 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 [syn:
rubber, natural rubber, India rubber, gum elastic,
caoutchouc]
2: any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties
resemble natural rubber [syn: rubber, synthetic rubber]
3: an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with
properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of
a pencil [syn: rubber eraser, rubber, pencil eraser]
4: contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or
latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse [syn:
condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic]
5: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
[syn: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe]
v 1: coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain
coats" [syn: rubberize, rubberise, rubber]