glove

/glʌv/
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glove

A baseball player catches a fly ball with his glove.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A covering for the hand, with separate sections for each finger and the thumb: A "glove" is a piece of clothing worn on the hand, typically made of leather, wool, or other materials, designed to protect or keep the hand warm.
    • A padded covering for the fist, used in sports like boxing: A "glove" can also refer to a large, padded mitt worn by boxers.
    • A protective mitt used in baseball by fielders: In baseball, a "glove" is the large leather mitt worn on the non-throwing hand to catch the ball.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • She put on her warm leather gloves before going out in the snow.
    • The boxer laced up his gloves before the match.
    • The shortstop lost his glove during the play.
Advanced Usage
  • "to fit like a glove": to fit perfectly.
    • The dress she bought fits like a glove.
  • "to take off the gloves" / "to handle someone without gloves": to deal with someone in a harsh, direct, or uncompromising manner.
    • The negotiations started politely, but soon they took off the gloves.
  • "to be hand in glove with (someone)": to be in very close association or collaboration with someone, often secretly.
    • The corrupt official was hand in glove with the local criminals.
Variants and Related Words
  • Glove compartment (n): a small storage compartment in the dashboard of a car.
    • The manual is in the glove compartment.
  • Gloved (adj): wearing a glove or gloves.
    • The gloved hand reached out.
Synonyms
  • Mitten: A hand covering that encloses the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
  • Gauntlet: A long, heavy glove, often part of medieval armor or protective workwear.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Glove up (v): to put on gloves, especially for protection.
    • The surgeon gloved up before the operation.
Related Idioms
  • To throw down the glove: to issue a challenge.
    • By publishing that article, the journalist threw down the glove to the entire industry.
  • To take up the glove: to accept a challenge.
    • The rival company took up the glove and announced a competing product.
glove

A baseball player catches a fly ball with his glove.

Noun
  1. boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing
  2. handwear: covers the hand and wrist
  3. the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

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