rubber-band

verb

To join with rubber bands.

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Meanings

verbrubber-band (third-person singular simple present rubber-bands, present participle rubber-banding, simple past and past participle rubber-banded)

present singular third person rubber-bands · participle present rubber-banding · participle past rubber-banded · past rubber-banded

  1. To join with rubber bands.
  2. video gamesTo keep a computer-controlled character within a limited distance of the player when racing, as if connected by an invisible rubber band.
  3. Internetvideo gamesTo move to a previous position due to network lag, as if being held back by a rubber band.
nounrubber-band (plural rubber-bands)

plural rubber-bands

  1. alternativeattributiveespeciallyAlternative form of rubber band.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gumband
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APA

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

MLA

“rubber-band.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubber-band. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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