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GLOVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
Synonyms:
baseball glove; baseball mitt; glove; mitt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("glove" is a kind of...):
baseball equipment (equipment used in playing baseball)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing
Synonyms:
boxing glove; glove
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("glove" is a kind of...):
boxing equipment (equipment used in boxing)
Domain category:
boxing; fisticuffs; pugilism (fighting with the fists)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Handwear: covers the hand and wrist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("glove" is a kind of...):
hand wear; handwear (clothing for the hands)
Meronyms (parts of "glove"):
finger (one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb)
thumb (the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glove"):
batting glove (a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat)
gantlet; gauntlet (a glove with long sleeve)
gantlet; gauntlet; metal glove (a glove of armored leather; protects the hand)
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb glove
Context examples:
The king thought something had happened to his dear huntsman, ran up to him, wanted to help him, and drew his glove off.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
She brought him the anti-tobacco remedy, purchased out of her glove money, and in a few days forgot all about it.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
I happened to wear my gloves, which the master gray observing, seemed perplexed, discovering signs of wonder what I had done to my fore-feet.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
I dared not offer her the half-worn gloves, the creased handkerchief: besides, I felt it would be absurd.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
When the gloves were bought, and they had quitted the shop again, “Did you ever hear the young lady we were speaking of, play?” said Frank Churchill.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
My dear, do not you think these silk gloves wear very well?
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Using safety gloves, goggles and other protective equipment can also reduce accidents.
(Farm Health and Safety, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Beside his right hand a most formidable horn-handled, two-edged dagger lay upon the floor, and near it a black kid glove.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Products that may contain NRL are medical gloves and condoms.
(Natural Rubber, Food and Drug Administration)
The highest BPA content was detected in the three-way stopcock (over 7,000ng/g), followed by the patterned transparent film dressing (surgical tape), the gastro-duodenal feeding tube, sterile gloves for professional use, the umbilical catheter, and the intravenous infusion extension kit (with BPA concentrations ranging between 100 and 700ng/g).
(Babies in neonatal intensive care units are exposed to harmful chemical substances found in plastic, University of Granada)
