rubber band
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈrʌbər bænd/
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goma elástica
- She used a rubber band to hold the papers together neatly.
- large rubber band
- powered by rubber bands
- one rubber band
So here I'm replacing the rubber band with this fishnet stocking.
- So here I'm replacing the rubber band with this fishnet stocking.
- We have to subtract the weight of the rubber bands on the bills.
- And that breaking is not hitting the brakes, it is the rubber band snapping.
- So the final thing that's in my purse are at all times rubber bands and a clip.
- And then this little container that I have like a bunch of different hair things, so like rubber bands, these little hair clips.
- If you pull them hard, they they resist and but, but they get flabby if if the rubber band is not not pulled.
- Then they get rubber bands with a screw.
Examples
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What about the rubber bands I told you about?
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You will need an empty tissue box, six rubber bands, and six small corks to create this instrument.
Academic text (2013) -
And then it has a nice rubber band to keep everything nice and shut.
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Even that one rubber band is already in the box.
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I got the rubber band in my hand.
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Find a rubber band or something.
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OK, so first of all, we need rubber bands for security.
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So, I stuck a rubber band on my finger -and that was it.
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I leaned over and removed the rubber band that held the manuscript.
Fiction book (1996) -
Danny quickly pulls off his glove and takes off the big red rubber band around his wrist.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
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 Elastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'rubber band' is a straightforward compound whose meaning — a band made from rubber — is directly and compositionally derivable from 'rubber' (the elastic material) + 'band' (a loop/strip). This object-type compound follows common word-formation patterns found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun rubber band comes from a simple object: a loop of elastic rubber that stretches and then snaps back to make a tight band around things. That's why the name describes its job of 'holding things together'.