glove

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noun

ˈgləv 

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)

: a padded leather covering for the hand used in baseball to catch a thrown or batted ball

specifically : one having individual thumb and finger sections usually connected with a lacing or webbing compare mitt

(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

Keep extra pairs of shoes inside the compartments for easy access by the door, or add cube bins to hold accessories like scarves, hats, and gloves throughout fall and winter. —Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025

Assistant Prosecutor John Pietrofesa asked her whether wearing gloves would prevent someone from leaving fingerprints. —Christina Hall, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025

Verb

The best catch came when San Carlos resident John Dullaghan reached out from the second row of the 200 Level and gloved a sharp foul to end the fourth for the Firefighters. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025

Center fielder Trent Grisham failed to glove a seventh-inning RBI single by Francisco Lindor on a hop, allowing Lindor to advance to second base. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025

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

• 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