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glove
(glŭv)n.
1.
a. A close-fitting covering for the hand with a separate sheath for each finger and the thumb, worn especially as protection from the cold.
b. A gauntlet.
2. Sports
a. An oversized leather glove used for catching baseballs, especially one with more finger sheaths than the catcher's or first baseman's mitt.
b. A glove made of leather and fabric having padding on the back and extending over the wrist, used in hockey and lacrosse.
c. A boxing glove.
d. A close-fitting glove used to improve the grip, as in batting or in golf.
3. Baseball Fielding ability: a shortstop with a good glove.
v. gloved, glov·ing, gloves
v.tr.
1. To furnish with gloves.
2. To cover with or as if with a glove.
v.intr.
To don gloves, as before performing an operation on a patient.
[Middle English, from Old English glōf.]
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glove
(ɡlʌv)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) (often plural) a shaped covering for the hand with individual sheaths for the fingers and thumb, made of leather, fabric, etc. See also gauntlet12
2. (Individual Sports, other than specified) any of various large protective hand covers worn in sports, such as a boxing glove
3. hand in glove informal in an intimate relationship or close association
4. handle with kid gloves informal to treat with extreme care
5. with the gloves off informal (of a dispute, argument, etc) conducted mercilessly and in earnest, with no reservations
vb
(tr; usually passive) to cover or provide with or as if with gloves
[Old English glōfe; related to Old Norse glōfi]
gloved adj
ˈgloveless adj
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glove
(glʌv)n., v. gloved, glov•ing. n.
1. a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
2. a similar covering made of padded leather and having a pocket in the area over the palm for catching baseballs.
v.t. 5. to cover with or as if with a glove; provide with gloves.
6. to serve as a glove for.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English glōf, c. Old Norse glōfi]
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glove
Past participle: gloved
Gerund: gloving
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| Noun | 1. |  glove - the handwear used by fielders in playing baseballbaseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball |
| 2. |  glove - handwear: covers the hand and wristbatting glove - a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat finger - one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb golf glove - a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golf club kid glove, suede glove - a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin) mitten - glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together thumb - the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb | |
| 3. |  glove - boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxingboxing equipment - equipment used in boxing |
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glove
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Translations
قُفّازقُفَّاز
rukavice
handske
ganto
hansikashanskakäsinesormikas
rukavica
kesztyûkesztyű
hanski
手袋
장갑
būti kaip tikpirštinėpuikiai tikti
cimds
mănuşă
rukavica
rokavica
rukavica
handske
ถุงมือ
găng tay
glove
[glʌv]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
glove
[ˈglʌv] n → gant ma pair of gloves → une paire de gants
to fit like a glove → aller comme un gant
to fit sb like a glove → aller comme un gant à qnglove box n [car] → boîte f à gants, vide-poche mglove compartment n [car] → boîte f à gants, vide-poche m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
glove
n → (Finger)handschuh m; (Sport) → Handschuh m; to fit (somebody) like a glove → (jdm) wie angegossen passen; with the gloves off (fig) → schonungslos, ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste (inf); the gloves are off (fig) → mit der Rücksichtnahme ist es vorbei, die Schonzeit ist vorbei
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
glove
(glav) noun a covering for the hand. a pair of gloves.
fit like a glove to fit perfectly. This suit fits like a glove.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
glove
→ قُفَّاز rukavice handske Handschuh γάντι guante käsine gant rukavica guanto 手袋 장갑 handschoen hanske rękawiczka luva перчатка handske ถุงมือ eldiven găng tay 手套Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
glove
n. guante;
to handle with kid ___ -s → tratar con mucho cuidado, tratar delicadamente;
v.
to fit like a ___ → ajustar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
glove
n guante mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.