1
a
: a covering for the hand having separate sections for each of the fingers and the thumb and often extending part way up the arm
2
a(1)
: a padded leather covering for the hand used in baseball to catch a thrown or batted ball
specifically
: one having individual thumb and finger sections usually connected with a lacing or webbing compare mitt
(2)
: fielding ability
he's got a good glove at three positions and can pinch-hit—
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b
3
b
gloves plural
: the restraints of civility
the gloves came off for the interview
gloved; gloving
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Stalwart Staal Staal’s goal, a rocket over Thompson’s glove that the Capitals goalie had no realistic shot at stopping, opened the scoring at 9:38 of the first period.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Set gloves out to air dry or place in the dryer on the lowest temperature.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
His combination of bat, glove and speed (13 steals in 16 attempts) has been good for 2.5 fWAR, good for 5th in the majors to date, behind only Aaron Judge (4.0), Corbin Carroll (2.8), Bobby Witt Jr. (2.6) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (2.6).
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Stalwart Staal Staal’s goal, a rocket over Thompson’s glove that the Capitals goalie had no realistic shot at stopping, opened the scoring at 9:38 of the first period.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Verb
Alonso charged at the hard grounder but was unable to glove it.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Set gloves out to air dry or place in the dryer on the lowest temperature.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glove. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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