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# elastic

noun (elastic, uncountable; an elastic band); adjective (elastic, more elastic)

«elastic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Elastic is a material that stretches and then goes back to its shape, often sewn into clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#m1)
2. Elastic describes anything that can stretch and spring back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#m2)
3. An elastic band is a rubber band. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#m3)
4. Elastic can also describe thoughts or plans that change easily to suit a situation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on materials and forces, elastic materials stretch when pulled and return when let go; pupils test elastic bands and springs. In everyday life elastic holds up trousers and keeps masks on. Phrases: «elastic band», «hair elastic», «the elastic has gone».

### Examples

- My trousers have elastic at the waist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x1)
- Put an elastic band round the cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x2)
- Rubber is an elastic material. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x3)
- We stretched the elastic band and measured how long it got. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x4)
- The elastic in my sock has gone loose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x5)
- She tied her hair back with an elastic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x6)
- Don't flick elastic bands at people; they can hurt eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x7)
- His thoughts were so elastic, his heart so tender; and involuntarily he picked one of the nearest flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x8)

### Note

As a noun it is usually uncountable (some elastic); «an elastic» means a hair band or rubber band. In science, «elastic» means it returns to shape; if it stays stretched, it is «plastic» in the science sense. Pull too hard and an elastic material snaps.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «elastic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«elastic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/elastic.html) on Mova free.