glove
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
gloves
plural
gloves
Britannica Dictionary definition of GLOVE
[count]
1
:
a covering for the hand that has separate parts for each finger
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compare mitten;
see also kid gloves
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a pair of gloves
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latex/leather/rubber gloves
2
a
baseball
:
a padded leather covering for the hand that is used to catch the ball and that has individual thumb and finger sections
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compare mitt
b
:
a very thick, padded covering for the hand that is worn in the sport of boxing
— often used figuratively in the phrases take off the gloves and the gloves are off to say that people are beginning to criticize or attack each other in a very harsh and direct way
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The candidates have taken off the gloves and started to make personal attacks against each other.
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It's the end of the campaign, and the gloves are off.
— gloved
/ˈglʌvd/ adjective-
a gloved hand [=a hand wearing a glove]
