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
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
Casey Stengel
b
3
b
gloves plural
: the restraints of civility
the gloves came off for the interview
gloved; gloving
Examples of glove in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebKathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Anyone off the street was allowed to sign on, don gloves, and duke it out.
—Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
And there’s high-tech everywhere: The Formula 1 drivers wear gloves with sensors that keep tabs on their vitals, such as their heart rate and blood pressure, Coleman said.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
When using your hands to apply color, for example, simply wear gloves to prevent getting dye from spreading all over.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2024
Simpson also happened to be wearing designer gloves during the interview.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
Blood drops, bloody footprints and a glove were there.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Not only did Simpson’s lawyers allege that the glove found in their client’s yard that matched one found at the crime scene had been planted by a racist cop — Det.
—Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Kunin kept his gloves on, as Brown took the only penalty, a roughing minor, at the 14:46 mark of the second.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
Two White Sox runs scored in the third when Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy failed to glove DeJong’s chopper down the line, a play that was generously ruled a double.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The Dallas netminder kept it a one-goal contest with several strong stops in the second, denying Walker from close range and gloving Frost's wrist shot through traffic on a Philadelphia power play.
—Aaron Bracy, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
For contrast, Tina added a pair of brown leather hand gloves with an assortment of eye-catching gold rings and bracelets.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
Off the ensuing face-off, Girard launched a shot from just across the mid-ice stripe and Kochetkov whiffed on gloving the puck.
—Bob Sutton, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2024
The social media user recreated Swift's black opera gloves with a pair of black tights.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
The Princess of Wales wears an Alexander McQueen gown and Cornelia James gloves at the 2023 BAFTAs.
—Chandler Tregaskes, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
On the night, the mogul paired black opera gloves with the pink gown at the event and accessorized her look with a silver necklace.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023
Noun
One worker sorts through the hulking pile all day, wearing heavy duty gloves in case something sharp is caught in the sheets.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Anyone off the street was allowed to sign on, don gloves, and duke it out.
—Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
And there’s high-tech everywhere: The Formula 1 drivers wear gloves with sensors that keep tabs on their vitals, such as their heart rate and blood pressure, Coleman said.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
When using your hands to apply color, for example, simply wear gloves to prevent getting dye from spreading all over.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2024
Simpson also happened to be wearing designer gloves during the interview.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
Blood drops, bloody footprints and a glove were there.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Not only did Simpson’s lawyers allege that the glove found in their client’s yard that matched one found at the crime scene had been planted by a racist cop — Det.
—Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Kunin kept his gloves on, as Brown took the only penalty, a roughing minor, at the 14:46 mark of the second.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Verb
Soon, Tomasello prepared for the delivery and immediately gloved up.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
Two White Sox runs scored in the third when Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy failed to glove DeJong’s chopper down the line, a play that was generously ruled a double.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The Dallas netminder kept it a one-goal contest with several strong stops in the second, denying Walker from close range and gloving Frost's wrist shot through traffic on a Philadelphia power play.
—Aaron Bracy, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
For contrast, Tina added a pair of brown leather hand gloves with an assortment of eye-catching gold rings and bracelets.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
Off the ensuing face-off, Girard launched a shot from just across the mid-ice stripe and Kochetkov whiffed on gloving the puck.
—Bob Sutton, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2024
The social media user recreated Swift's black opera gloves with a pair of black tights.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
The Princess of Wales wears an Alexander McQueen gown and Cornelia James gloves at the 2023 BAFTAs.
—Chandler Tregaskes, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
On the night, the mogul paired black opera gloves with the pink gown at the event and accessorized her look with a silver necklace.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023
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“Glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glove. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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