elastic band
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1.0
- noun
- /ɪˈlæstɪk bænd/
- UK
:
goma elástica
- The box was secured with an elastic band to prevent it from opening.
- secure the elastic band
- wrap with an elastic band
- hold with an elastic band
OK, we're hole punching the corner, putting an elastic band through.
- OK, we're hole punching the corner, putting an elastic band through.
- OK, Literally smells like scented elastic bands.
- The question is, does the Ant ever get all the way around the elastic band?
Examples
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Seasickness bracelets are elastic bands with plastic bumps that apply pressure to points on the wrist.
Blog text (10) -
I used an elastic band to keep the stack of papers together.
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Let me get an elastic band to get that out of the way.
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Obviously, I'm going to want to use the elastic band to put the cake.
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OK, you want to secure the top with your first elastic band so the rice doesn't come out like so.
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The students used common household products such as a Styrofoam cup, a pencil, a paper clip, an elastic band, and a pen.
Academic text (2007) -
First I would get the larger washer and two smaller ones and put it on your disc and it comes with a little elastic band you can put on.
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As was her tradition, she wore baggy gabardine pants with an elastic band that made marks on her stomach.
Fiction book (1995) -
Once you tie up the 10 tulle pieces to the 2 elastic bands, you'll end up with 2 tulle skirts.
Blog text (21) -
Draping a veil around her head with an elastic band, Helen twirled barefoot around our living room, pretending to be a fortune teller.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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1.0
A thin loop of material that holds or moves parts together
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1.1
A thin loop of stretchy rubber that holds things together
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2.0
A small round band of rubber used to hold things together
How Stretchy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a thin, narrow loop of stretchable rubber used to hold objects together' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'elastic' (stretchable) + 'band' (a loop or strip). This noun–noun compound follows a common and transparent naming pattern found across many languages (e.g., rubber band equivalents), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun elastic band comes from the simple image of a thin loop of rubber that stretches. Elastic means 'able to stretch' and band is a strip that goes around things, so the name shows it is a stretchy loop used to 'hold things together'.