glovenoun [ C ]
uk/ɡlʌv/us/ɡlʌv/A2 a piece of clothing that is worn on the hand and wrist for warmth or protection, with separate parts for each finger:
leather/woollen/rubber gloves
a pair of gloves
More examples
- gardening gloves
- hand-knitted gloves
- a pair of latex surgical gloves
- Tuck your gloves in your pocket so that you don't lose them.
- Those gloves look nice and warm.
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Gloves & accessories
- brolly
- buttonhole
- chunni
- corsage
- finger
- fingerless glove
- gloved
- hanky
- hatpin
- mitt
- mitten
- muff
- parasol
- rosette
- shade
- sunshade
- tiepin
- umbrella
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gloveverb [ T ]
uk/ɡlʌv/us/ɡlʌv/USto put gloves on your hands:
She gloved her hands to protect them from the chemicals.
to catch a ball when playing baseball:
He gloved the ball, turned and threw in one motion.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Gloves & accessories
- brolly
- buttonhole
- chunni
- corsage
- finger
- fingerless glove
- gloved
- hanky
- hatpin
- mitt
- mitten
- muff
- parasol
- rosette
- shade
- sunshade
- tiepin
- umbrella
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Baseball & rounders
Having in your hands