Glove
/ɡlʌv/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Glove
noun
- An item of clothing other than a mitten, 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."
- A baseball mitt.
- The ability to catch a hit ball.
"Frederico had a great glove, but he couldn't hit a curveball, so he never broke into the pros."
- A condom.
- (with definite article) A challenge from one to another.
"to throw down the glove, i.e. to offer a challenge; to take up the glove, to accept it"
verb
- To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.
"He gloved the line drive for the third out."
- To put a glove or gloves on.
"Maxwell gloved his hand so that he wouldn't leave fingerprints, then pulled the trigger."
- 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.