noun
glove
gluhv
noun
1
A piece of clothing that covers the hand, usually with separate coverings for each finger.
"She pulled on a pair of woolen gloves before heading outside."
2
A padded mitt used to catch a ball in baseball.
"The first baseman stretched out his glove to catch the throw."
verb
1
To put gloves on.
"The surgeon gloved up before entering the operating room."
How to Use Glove
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA hand covering, or (in baseball) the mitt used to catch the ball.
Common pairings
a pair of gloves
baseball glove
fit like a glove
Word Forms
gloved past tense, gloves plural, gloves singular
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Etymology
From Old English glof, from a Germanic compound roughly meaning "covering for the palm of the hand."