glove

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noun

ˈgləv 

plural gloves

1

a

: a covering for the hand having separate sections for each of the fingers and the thumb and often extending part way up the arm

b

: gauntlet entry 1 sense 1

2

a(1)

: baseball glove

an outfielder's glove

(2)

: fielding ability

He's got a good glove at three positions and can pinch-hit.

—Casey Stengel

b

: boxing glove

3

a

: gauntlet entry 1 sense 3

b

gloves plural : the restraints of civility

the gloves came off for the interview

glove

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verb

gloved; gloving

transitive verb

1

a

: to cover with or as if with a glove

b

: to furnish with gloves

2

: to catch (something, such as a baseball) in one's gloved hand

Examples of glove in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Try a trend-forward pair of glove flats to give your look an elevated boost, transforming your slouchy bottoms from low-key to downtown chic. — India Roby, Glamour, 15 July 2026

Before shaking the queen’s hand, Moore carefully wiped the sweat and mud from his hands and jersey so as not to soil the queen’s white gloves. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026

Verb

Don’t allow smoking near your garden, and wash your hands or glove them before tending tomatoes. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026

Consoles, controllers, accessories, weird VR gloves that never worked properly, but mostly the games themselves. — David Pierce, The Verge, 2 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English glōf; akin to Old Norse glōfi glove

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing glove

• baseball glove
• boxing glove
• glove box
• glove compartment
• glove leather
• glove puppet
• hand and glove
• hand in glove
• kid-glove
• oven glove
• white-glove

Rhymes for glove

• dove
• love
• of
• shove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• hereinabove

Kids Definition

glove

noun

ˈgləv

1

: a covering for the hand having separate sections for each finger

2

a

: a padded leather covering for the hand used in baseball

b

: boxing glove

gloved

ˈgləvd

adjective