glove

verb

Definition of glovenext
as in to rope

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Recent Examples of glove Wash gloved hands with soap and water, remove the gloves, and then wash hands again with soap and water. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 17 May 2026 Farmers gloves with protective sleeves and a good grip have helped her. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2026 Stunningly, Lee ranged four steps to his left, slid, gloved the ball, and fired a one-hopper to first, which Kody Clemens corralled for the final out. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 12 May 2026 Luukkonen came out of his crease in an attempt to glove it, only to have the puck bounce past him. — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glove
  1. rope
  2. trap
  3. snatch
  4. bag
  5. grab
  6. hook
  7. net
  8. nail
Verb
  • Climbers who rope up together learn from one another, with no strict hierarchy.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Some of those startups started in the San Francisco Bay area, where AI dating apps are hosting parties, speed dating, coffee meet-ups and other in-person events to rope people into using their new service.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of rope
Verb
  • That ought to be advantageous for the Spaniard, who seemed too often to run aground when trapped inside in a more narrow system.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • These defects trap electrical charges, which lowers efficiency and makes permanent damage more likely during reverse-bias operation.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of trap
Verb
  • Up in Chicago, rival United — which has been duking it out with American at O’Hare International Airport — snatched up delivery slots for more than 100 Boeing Dreamliners in the last four years.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • Malonga scored 28 points and snatched a game-high 14 rebounds.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of snatch
Verb
  • Not for the first time, Messi carried Inter Miami on his shoulders to help his club make an appearance in the shortlist — single-handedly bagging all eight of the goals represented by the MLS side.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Taylor Farms bagged salad mixes for sale at a grocery store in Hercules, California, US, on Friday, July 17, 2026.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Definition of bag
Verb
  • Paredes was quickly on the scene, grabbing Garcia briefly by the throat and shoving him to the floor.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • If relaxing is more your speed, grab a glass of Chablis, settle into an Adirondack chair with a good book, and watch the sunlight dance across the lily pads.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
Definition of grab
Verb
  • In the 1950s, people were hooking mammoth groupers, marine goliaths that could be six feet in length.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • The sun lashed everyone who arrived — some voluntarily, others hooked and lowered like cattle into the mines.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Definition of hook
Verb
  • Keegan netted twice in the first leg of the final as Liverpool overcame Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 on aggregate.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Last year, the IMAX company netted more than a billion dollars through ticket sales in its theatres alone—its highest mark ever—even as over-all box-office numbers continued to dip below pre-COVID levels.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
Definition of net
Verb
  • Only this past week, Charles took a swig and decided the master brewers, Tim and Shaun Wilson at East Rock, had nailed it.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • The gambrel-roof’s shingles were pegged into roof beams rather than nailed, and the lath that held its plaster walls together was woven in place rather than nailed, according to an architectural survey of the county.
    — Mark Price July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
Definition of nail

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