RUBBER

Rubber

Rubber is a 2010 French comedy film about a tire that comes to life and kills people with its psychic powers. It was directed and written by Quentin Dupieux. The film was shown at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics, but it was a big box office failure, grossing only $US100,370 on its $US500,000 budget.

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rubber

Noun

  1. Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.
  2. Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.
  3. An eraser.
  4. A condom.
  5. Not covered by funds on account.
  6. Someone or something which rubs.
  7. The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
    Jones toes the rubber and then fires to the plate.
  8. Water resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
    Johnny, don't forget your rubbers today.
  9. Tires, particularly racing tires.
    Jones enters the pits to get new rubber.
  10. A series of games or contests, especially a match consisting of the best of a series of three games in bridge or whist.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A series of an odd number of games or matches of which a majority must be won (thus precluding a tie).
  2. A game or match played to break a tie.
  3. The game of rubber bridge.
    "Still, I confess that I miss my rubber. It is the first Saturday night for seven-and-twenty years that I have not had my rubber." "I think you will find that you will play for a higher stake to-night than you have ever done yet, and that the play will be more exciting."


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