to rubber
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7.2
- verb
- /ˈrʌbər/
- Specialized
:
recubrir con caucho
- The factory uses a special process to rubber the steel cables, making them more durable and waterproof.
Examples
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Engineers often rubber the components of outdoor equipment to ensure they can withstand harsh weather conditions.
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To create a waterproof barrier, workers apply a mixture that can effectively rubber the fabric of the tent.
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Give us your plan and we'll rubber stamp it.
Blog text (9) -
The state would simply rubber-stamp the decisions of the private sector.
Academic text (2002) -
The Central Committee does not rubber stamp the decision of the Endorsement Committee, however.
Blog text (8) -
I will not rubber-stamp the choice put forward by the Progressive Power Elite.
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The situation is sobering ... yet Congress continues to rubber stamp the banking industry's demands for cash.
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She really thought the judge would just rubber-stamp the mediator's report.
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We won the House, and I did not vote for Eric Cantor just so that he can rubber-stamp Obama's agenda.
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The latest liberal invention: A Democrat won the presidency; therefore, Republican members of Congress must no longer represent their constituents but must instead rubber stamp the president's agenda.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
2
3.6
To treat something so it does not let water in
1
6.3
To coat something with rubber to make it waterproof and last longer
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- US
6
1.0
A waterproof rubber shoe worn to keep feet and lower legs dry when walking in water or mud
2
2.8
A South American tree that gives a sticky white liquid used to make natural rubber
- Specialized
1
4.0
A man-made stretchy material made with chemicals like natural rubber
- Specialized
1
4.6
A very hard material made from tree sap and heated to become stiff, used for pen barrels or handles
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3.1
Large tropical tree often kept indoors as a houseplant that can make natural rubber
- Archaic
1
5.0
A natural material from tree sap that stretches and is used to make tires and erasers
- Specialized
1
2.9
An elastic material made from the sticky sap of certain trees used for many products
- Specialized
A type of man-made rubber used to make tires and other industrial products
- Specialized
A rubber made from chemicals that keeps air in and resists many harmful liquids
- Specialized
A man-made rubber made at low temperatures that is tougher and used for car tires
- Archaic
A big tropical tree with large shiny leaves grown indoors and once used to make rubber
- Archaic
A tropical tree often kept indoors as a houseplant with large shiny leaves
- Archaic
A large Asian tree with shiny leaves often grown indoors as a houseplant
- US
A small harmless snake with smooth, shiny skin and a tail that looks like its head
- Specialized
A water-based paint that stays flexible, lasts a long time and resists moisture
Using force to make someone give secret passwords or keys for computer systems
- Specialized
A natural rubber made from sap of the Brazilian rubber tree used to make tires
- Specialized
A man-made stretchy material that stays flexible in very hot and cold temperatures
How Coated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rubber as a verb comes from the material rubber and means 'to cover with rubber' to make something waterproof or stronger, which is why to rubber cloth is to give it a rubber coating.