"rubber-band" meaning in All languages combined

See rubber-band on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-rubber-band.wav Forms: rubber-bands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rubber-band (plural rubber-bands)
  1. (especially attributive) Alternative form of rubber band Tags: alt-of, alternative, attributive, especially Alternative form of: rubber band
    Sense id: en-rubber-band-en-noun-ubH1Pxmy

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-rubber-band.wav Forms: rubber-bands [present, singular, third-person], rubber-banding [participle, present], rubber-banded [participle, past], rubber-banded [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} rubber-band (third-person singular simple present rubber-bands, present participle rubber-banding, simple past and past participle rubber-banded)
  1. To join with rubber bands.
    Sense id: en-rubber-band-en-verb-GAGNV7CV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 57 4 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 57 5 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 61 3 28
  2. (video games) To keep a computer-controlled character within a limited distance of the player when racing, as if connected by an invisible rubber band. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-rubber-band-en-verb-3OJaP2dD Topics: video-games
  3. (Internet video games) To move to a previous position due to network lag, as if being held back by a rubber band. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, Video games
    Sense id: en-rubber-band-en-verb-5kAVoqEl Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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