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

Cole also purchased safety glasses, sandpaper, protective gloves and disinfecting wipes in the months leading up to the attack on the Capitol, according to the affidavit. —Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025

Her new look, however, included a black blazer over the strapless number with matching gloves. —Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025

Verb

He was replaced by Tre Lance, but returned with his hand gloved after missing a series — and threw a bad end-zone pick. —Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025

Skating through the neutral zone, Blumel’s soft dump-in was gloved down by Matthew Schaefer and the Islanders went back on the attack. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 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