elastic band

noun

A small, narrow loop of rubber or similarly elastic material (used to hold items together).

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binderelasticgum bandlacky bandlacquer bandrubber band
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Meanings

nounelastic band (plural elastic bands)

plural elastic bands

  1. A small, narrow loop of rubber or similarly elastic material (used to hold items together).
  2. uncountableusuallyA strip of woven or knitted elastic (sewn into waistbands, sleeves etc. to keep them tight).

    Synonyms: binder, elastic, gum band, lacky band, lacquer band, rubber band

  3. A tube of elastic material (used in powerlifting to protect against injuries).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA strip of woven or knitted elastic (sewn into waistbands, sleeves etc. to keep them tight).

Similar
binderelasticgum bandlacky bandlacquer bandrubber band

More synonyms by meaning

nouna narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

Similar
rubber bandelastic
Broader
bandelastic device
Also see
elasticrubber band

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans rekkie
  • rekkieloop of rubber or similar material
Bulgarian ла́стик
  • ла́стик (lástik)loop of rubber or similar material
Chinese Cantonese 橡筋
  • 橡筋 (zoeng⁶ gan¹)loop of rubber or similar material
Chinese Mandarin 橡皮筋, 皮筋
  • 橡皮筋 (xiàngpíjīn)loop of rubber or similar material
  • 皮筋 (píjīn)loop of rubber or similar material
Czech gumička
  • gumičkaloop of rubber or similar material
Danish elastik, gummibånd
  • elastikloop of rubber or similar material
  • gummibåndloop of rubber or similar material
Dutch elastiek
  • elastiekloop of rubber or similar material
Finnish kuminauha, kumilenkki
  • kuminauhaloop of rubber or similar material
  • kumilenkkiloop of rubber or similar material
  • joustonauhaloop of rubber or similar material
French élastique, bande élastique
  • élastiqueloop of rubber or similar material
  • bande élastiqueloop of rubber or similar material
German Gummiring
  • Gummiringloop of rubber or similar material
Hebrew גּוּמִיָּה
  • גּוּמִיָּהloop of rubber or similar material
Hungarian befőttes gumi
  • befőttes gumiloop of rubber or similar material
Indonesian karet gelang
  • karet gelangloop of rubber or similar material
Italian elastico
  • elasticoloop of rubber or similar material
Japanese 輪ゴム, ゴムバンド
  • 輪ゴム (wa gomu)loop of rubber or similar material
  • ゴムバンド (gomu bando)loop of rubber or similar material
  • ゴム輪 (gomu wa)loop of rubber or similar material
Korean 고무 밴드, 고무줄
  • 고무 밴드 (gomu baendeu)loop of rubber or similar material
  • 고무줄 (gomujul)loop of rubber or similar material
Malay gelang getah
  • gelang getahloop of rubber or similar material
Māori hererapa
  • hererapaloop of rubber or similar material
Norwegian Bokmål strikk, gummistrikk
  • strikkloop of rubber or similar material
  • gummistrikkloop of rubber or similar material
Polish recepturka, gumka
  • recepturkaloop of rubber or similar material
  • gumkaloop of rubber or similar material
Portuguese elástico, liga
  • elásticoloop of rubber or similar material
  • ligaloop of rubber or similar material
  • borrachaloop of rubber or similar material
  • borrachinhaloop of rubber or similar material
Romanian bandă elastică
  • bandă elasticăloop of rubber or similar material
Russian рези́нка, канцеля́рская рези́нка
  • рези́нка (rezínka)loop of rubber or similar material
  • канцеля́рская рези́нка (kanceljárskaja rezínka)loop of rubber or similar material
Spanish cinta de goma, goma
  • cinta de gomaloop of rubber or similar material
  • gomaloop of rubber or similar material
  • gomitaloop of rubber or similar material
  • elásticoloop of rubber or similar material
  • ligaloop of rubber or similar material
  • gomillaloop of rubber or similar material
Swedish gummiband, gummisnodd
  • gummibandloop of rubber or similar material
  • gummisnoddloop of rubber or similar material
Tagalog lastiko
  • lastikoloop of rubber or similar material
Thai ยาง
  • ยาง (yaang)loop of rubber or similar material
Turkish ambalaj lastiği, lastik
  • ambalaj lastiğiloop of rubber or similar material
  • lastikloop of rubber or similar material
  • paket lastiğiloop of rubber or similar material
Vietnamese dây thun, dây chun
  • dây thunloop of rubber or similar material
  • dây chunloop of rubber or similar material
  • dây cao suloop of rubber or similar material
Yiddish גומקע
  • גומקע (gumke)loop of rubber or similar material
Cite this entry
APA

elastic band. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastic%20band

MLA

“elastic band.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastic%20band. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elastic band,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastic%20band.

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