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glove en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • glŭv
  • /ɡləv/ (common, variant) in Singapore
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ɡlʌv/
  • /ɡlʊv/ (Northern-England)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English glove, glofe, from Old English glōf, *glōfe, *glōfa, ("glove"; weak forms attested only in plural form glōfan (“gloves”)), from Proto-Germanic *galōfô (“glove”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- (“collective and associative prefix”) + Proto-Germanic *lōfô (“flat of the hand, palm”), from Proto-Indo-European *lāp-, *lēp-, *lep- (“flat”). Cognate with Scots gluve, gluive (“glove”), Icelandic glófi (“glove”). Related to Middle English lofe, lufe (“palm of the hand”). More at loof.

Meanings

  1. An item of clothing, 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.
    • The boxing champ laced on his gloves before the big bout.
  2. A baseball mitt.
  3. (figuratively) 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.
  4. (slang) A condom.
  5. (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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gloves Number=Plur lexicographic

Descendants

karapu

Synonyms

handglove · handshoe · gauntlet

Translations (252)

gl guante (item of clothing) · nap guanto (item of clothing) · la manica (item of clothing) · fa-ira دَسْتانِه (item of clothing) · uk рукави́чка (item of clothing) · bn দস্তানা (item of clothing) · ky колкап (item of clothing) · ga lámhainn (item of clothing) · vec guanto (item of clothing) · arq صبعية (item of clothing) · sq dorashkë (item of clothing) · pl rękawica do baseballa (baseball mitt) · ca guant (item of clothing) · orv пьрстатица (item of clothing) · id sarung tangan (item of clothing) · acw قُفَّاز (item of clothing) · ko 장갑 (item of clothing) · nci māyēhuatl (item of clothing) · la chīrothēca (item of clothing) · nb hanske (item of clothing) · se fáhcca (item of clothing) · za madfwngz (item of clothing) · orv рукавица (item of clothing) · vec maneẑa (item of clothing) · gv lauean (item of clothing) · dsb rukajca (item of clothing) · ajp كفوف (item of clothing) · ne पन्जा (item of clothing) · szl glazyjka (item of clothing) · aeb ڨواندوات (item of clothing) · tg дасткаш (item of clothing) · szl glazyjki (item of clothing) · fi hanska (item of clothing) · kk биялай (item of clothing) · or ଦସ୍ତାନା (item of clothing) · cy maneg (item of clothing) · tr eldiven (item of clothing) · ms sarung tangan (item of clothing) · fy mof (item of clothing) · sv handske (item of clothing) · et kinnas (item of clothing) · az əlcək (item of clothing) · krl perčanku (item of clothing) · fj qaniliga (item of clothing) · ta கையுறை (item of clothing) · alt меелей (item of clothing) · ps دسکله (item of clothing) · pl rękawica (baseball: ability to catch a hit ball) · mk ракавица (item of clothing) · xnb taramuca (item of clothing) · nl handschoen (item of clothing) · mnp 手套 (item of clothing) · sac menechîha (item of clothing) · cdo 手絡 /手络 (item of clothing) · pl gumka (idiomatic term for a condom) · ky мээлей (item of clothing) · sco glufe (item of clothing) · fr capote (idiomatic term for a condom) · lt pirštinė (item of clothing) · hi दस्ताना (item of clothing) · non vǫttr (item of clothing) · tly alcəq (item of clothing) · cr ᔨᔩᑲᐢᑎᐢ (item of clothing) · nn hanske (item of clothing) · pap anskun (item of clothing) · as হাতমোজা (item of clothing) · pl rękawica (item of clothing) · crh qolçaq (item of clothing) · nan-hbl 手套 (item of clothing) · ug قولقاپ (item of clothing) · nn vante (item of clothing) · fi huppu (idiomatic term for a condom) · sv vante (item of clothing) · ja 手袋 (item of clothing) · tk ellik (item of clothing) · ang glōf (item of clothing) · kmr destane (item of clothing) · fr gant (item of clothing) · ur دَسْتانَہ (item of clothing) · crh qolşaq (item of clothing) · chy to'ha (item of clothing) · da (mitten) vante (item of clothing) · ar قُفَّاز (item of clothing) · enm myteyne (item of clothing) · ti ግዋንቲ (item of clothing) · kmr destgork (item of clothing) · wym haondski (item of clothing) · tt перчатка (item of clothing) · ast guante (item of clothing) · pa ਦਸਤਾਨਾ (item of clothing) · vo gluf (item of clothing) · ru рукави́ца (item of clothing) · sh рука̀вица (item of clothing) · acw جُوِنْتِي (item of clothing) · nan-hbl 手囊 (item of clothing) · ga miotóg (item of clothing) · hy ձեռնոց (item of clothing) · uk рукави́ця (item of clothing) · sl rokavica (item of clothing) · zu igilavu (item of clothing) · yue 手襪 /手袜 (item of clothing) · ce каранаш (item of clothing) · alt перчетке (item of clothing) · sq dorezë (item of clothing) · ckb لەپک (item of clothing) · haw mikilima (item of clothing) · pt camisinha (idiomatic term for a condom) · ba бейәләй (item of clothing) · gd miotag (item of clothing) · vi bao tay (item of clothing) · pms guant (item of clothing) · arp 3ooxe (item of clothing) · de Handschuh (item of clothing) · kld marabin (item of clothing) · es maniquete (fingerless) (item of clothing) · gd dòrnag (item of clothing) · sco gluif (item of clothing) · ary ليڭة (item of clothing) · aht lagetsʼ (item of clothing) · ru перча́тка (item of clothing) · ht gan (item of clothing) · la wantus (item of clothing) · grc χειρίς (item of clothing) · win nąąp horužųc (item of clothing) · th ถุงมือ (item of clothing) · ug پەلەي (item of clothing) · hu kesztyű (item of clothing) · ilo guántes (item of clothing) · ckb دەستکێش (item of clothing) · mg fonon-tanany (item of clothing) · vep sorʹmikod (item of clothing) · az əllik (item of clothing) · kk қолғап (item of clothing) · ar كَفّ (item of clothing) · yi הענטשקע (item of clothing) · ps دستکش (item of clothing) · ka ხელთათმანი (item of clothing) · fro gant (item of clothing) · la wantum (item of clothing) · gl luva (item of clothing) · ltg cymds (item of clothing) · sw glavu (item of clothing) · nb vante (item of clothing) · hsb rukajca (item of clothing) · pdc Hensching (item of clothing) · et sõrmik (item of clothing) · eu eskularru (item of clothing) · mn ᠪᠡᠭᠡᠯᠡᠢ (item of clothing) · ce кара (item of clothing) · pl rękawiczka (item of clothing) · ajp كفوف (item of clothing) · am ጓንት (item of clothing) · szl handszuy (item of clothing) · ajp كفّ (item of clothing) · gmq-gut handsko (item of clothing) · ba бирсәткә (item of clothing) · twf mą̂nmųną (item of clothing) · sco gluve (item of clothing) · is hanski (item of clothing) · sh rukàvica (item of clothing) · nv lájish (item of clothing) · be рукаві́ца (item of clothing) · hil gwantes (item of clothing) · mi karapu (item of clothing) · sk rukavica (item of clothing) · kmr lepik (item of clothing) · es forro (idiomatic term for a condom) · fo vøttur (item of clothing) · ka თათმანი (item of clothing) · tl guwantes (item of clothing) · stq Hondske (item of clothing) · stq Wonte (item of clothing) · lo ຖົງມື (item of clothing) · tt бияләй (item of clothing) · km ស្រោមដៃ (item of clothing) · moe ninikashtish (item of clothing) · eo ganto (item of clothing) · yue 手套 (item of clothing) · scn nguantu (item of clothing) · orv рѫкавица (item of clothing) · ady ӏэбычъу (item of clothing) · non hanzki (item of clothing) · be пальча́тка (item of clothing) · apd جَوَاْنْتِي (item of clothing) · ro mănușă (item of clothing) · oj minjikaawan (item of clothing) · arz جوانتي (item of clothing) · fi hansikas (item of clothing) · fi hanskakäsi (baseball: ability to catch a hit ball) · el χειρόκτιο (item of clothing) · mn бээлий (item of clothing) · ota الدیون (item of clothing) · cmn 手套 (item of clothing) · ady ӏэбыцу (item of clothing) · mww hnab looj tes (item of clothing) · is glófi (item of clothing) · es gorro (idiomatic term for a condom) · kok हातांमेइ (item of clothing) · mt ingwanta (item of clothing) · se gistta (item of clothing) · af handskoen (item of clothing) · bg ръкави́ца (item of clothing) · pap wante (item of clothing) · io ganto (item of clothing) · cdo 手套 (item of clothing) · br maneg (item of clothing) · da handske (item of clothing) · el γάντι (item of clothing) · xcl ձեռէք (item of clothing) · fo handski (item of clothing) · lud kindaz (item of clothing) · chr ᎠᎵᏰᏑᎶ (item of clothing) · es guante (item of clothing) · ka ხელჯაგი (item of clothing) · wuu 手套 (item of clothing) · fo glógvi (item of clothing) · bo ལག་ཤུབས (item of clothing) · pt luva (item of clothing) · dak nąpį́kpa (item of clothing) · nrf gant (item of clothing) · acm چَفّ (item of clothing) · fi sormikas (item of clothing) · oc gant (item of clothing) · gd làmhainn (item of clothing) · tg дастпӯшак (item of clothing) · enm glove (item of clothing) · ajp كفّ (item of clothing) · fi räpylä (baseball mitt) · my လက်အိတ် (item of clothing) · rsk рукавица (item of clothing) · rup mãnushi (item of clothing) · pa دَسْتانَہ (item of clothing) · kl aaqqat (item of clothing) · fa-ira دَسْتْکِش (item of clothing) · mr हातमोजा (item of clothing) · he כְּפָפָה (item of clothing) · lb Händsch (item of clothing) · lv cimds (item of clothing) · cs rukavice (item of clothing) · vi găng tay (item of clothing) · kw manek (item of clothing) · bg хва́щане (baseball: ability to catch a hit ball) · pap hanskun (item of clothing) · kdr къолчакъ (item of clothing) · prs دَسْتْکَش (item of clothing) · it guanto (item of clothing) · vep kindaz (item of clothing) · cv перчетке (item of clothing) · mi komoringa (item of clothing) · uk перча́тка (item of clothing) · fro guant (item of clothing) · uz qoʻlqop (item of clothing)

wikidata: Q169031

glove en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • glŭv
  • /ɡləv/ (common, variant) in Singapore
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ɡlʌv/
  • /ɡlʊv/ (Northern-England)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English glove, glofe, from Old English glōf, *glōfe, *glōfa, ("glove"; weak forms attested only in plural form glōfan (“gloves”)), from Proto-Germanic *galōfô (“glove”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- (“collective and associative prefix”) + Proto-Germanic *lōfô (“flat of the hand, palm”), from Proto-Indo-European *lāp-, *lēp-, *lep- (“flat”). Cognate with Scots gluve, gluive (“glove”), Icelandic glófi (“glove”). Related to Middle English lofe, lufe (“palm of the hand”). More at loof.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.
    • He gloved the line drive for the third out.
  2. (transitive) To put a glove or gloves on.
    • Maxwell gloved his hand so that he wouldn't leave fingerprints, then pulled the trigger.
    • After the maids had hatted and gloved the girls, the carriage was summoned and I was carted around one church after another. 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN:
  3. 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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gloving Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gloves Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gloved Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gloved Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

purple glove syndrome (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · kid glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · begloved (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · fingerless glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glitten (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · white glove test (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glovish (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · deglove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · baseball glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · riding glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · driving glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · white-glove building (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · gardening glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · hand-in-glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · take up the glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · gloveful (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glovesman (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · mermaid's glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · monkey glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · lay a glove on (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glovelike (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · hair glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · white-glove test (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · mousquetaire glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · vampire glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · surgical glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · half glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glovework (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · gloveless (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glovewear (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · medical glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · footglove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · white-glove service (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · work glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · boxing glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glove doll (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · data glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · gloved (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · hand in glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glove money (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · velvet glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · oven glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · kid gloves (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · unglove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · codglove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glove puppet (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · love glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glover (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · workglove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glove up (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · hand and glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glove sponge (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · handglove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · cryoglove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · evening glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · iron fist in a velvet glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · gloves are off (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · gloveman (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glovemaking (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · white-glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · fit like a glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · opera glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · no glove no love (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glove box (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · batting glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glove compartment (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · drop the gloves (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glovebag (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · fox-glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · Mickey Mouse glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glovemaker (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · given the glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · kid-glove (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove) · glovey (Terms derived from the noun or verb glove)

Relateds

cot · gauntlet · mitt · handshoe · mitten

Translations (3)

pl założyć rękawiczki (to put on gloves) · pl zakładać rękawiczki (to put on gloves) · es enguantar (to put on gloves)