glove

1. 1

   An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.

   • I wore gloves to keep my hands warm.
   • The boxing champ laced on his gloves before the big bout.
2. 2

   A baseball mitt.

3. 3

   The ability to catch a hit ball.figuratively

   • Frederico had a great glove, but he couldn't hit a curveball, so he never broke into the pros.
4. 4

   A condom.slang

5. 5

   A challenge from one to another.with-definite-article

   • to throw down the glove, i.e. to offer a challenge; to take up the glove, to accept it

syn. gauntlet · handglove · handshoe

1. 1

   To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.transitive

   • He gloved the line drive for the third out.
2. 2

   To put a glove or gloves on.transitive

   • Maxwell gloved his hand so that he wouldn't leave fingerprints, then pulled the trigger.
3. 3

   To touch (a delivery) with one's glove while the gloved hand is on the bat. Under the rules of cricket, the batsman is deemed to have hit the ball.