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
  • Our job is not to use any melodrama or sentimentality to manipulate or rope the audience into the situation.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Local authorities would rope together timber logs for a makeshift bridge, but in the rainy season, the logs would grow slippery and floods would wash them away.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of rope
Verb
  • At least one person reported that the children, ages 12 and 5, were trapped on the second floor of the home, officials said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The site was attacked again with a drone on Sunday, as emergency rescuers were searching for people trapped under the rubble, Ukrainian authorities said.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of trap
Verb
  • And yet, in all three of those games, the Knights were well on their way to a win only to have victory snatched from their grasp.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Trying to shadow Illinois recruit Bennett Konkey, Reid Williams swooped in and snatched the ball out of the air.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of snatch
Verb
  • Balenciaga is back in the news this week with the opening of the first of several activations around the 25th anniversary of its Le City bag, arguably the most enduring of It bags after the Birkin.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Students, remote professionals, and any creatives balling on a budget can snag this laptop for less and still bag a capable computer for their daily needs.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of bag
Verb
  • In a separate incident Sunday, Basabe flagged down police to report that a parking garage employee grabbed and threw his phone to the ground, the report shows.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Testing spoons stored in a manner where lip contact surface contamination could happen when employee grabs the spoon from container.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of grab
Verb
  • The effort targeted features designed to hook young people’s attention.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Users can recharge it to full capacity in 99 minutes using a 240-volt connection, hook it up to 3,000 watts of solar panels, or expand total capacity up to 30 kilowatt-hours.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of hook
Verb
  • The performance netted her another NAACP Image Award nomination.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Roughly 12 months ago, Sporting KC president of soccer operations and general manager David Lee addressed an upcoming coaching search that eventually netted Raphael Wicky.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of net
Verb
  • Smith delivered, nailing all five of his attempts from 3-point range to score a team-high 23 points.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Ease in the remaining milk bit by bit to nail your velvet consistency.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of nail

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