glove
noun
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Definition of glove
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a covering for the hand having separate sections for each of the fingers and the thumb and often extending part way up the arm
2a(1)
: a padded leather covering for the hand used in baseball to catch a thrown or batted ball
specifically
: one having individual thumb and finger sections usually connected with a lacing or webbing — compare mitt
(2)
: fielding ability
he's got a good glove at three positions and can pinch-hit— Casey Stengel
b
: boxing glove
b
gloves plural
: the restraints of civility
the gloves came off for the interview
glove
verb
gloved;
gloving
Definition of glove (Entry 2 of 2)
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Examples of glove in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Caratini pounded his glove several times into the dirt for emphasis, and the hard, late break on the pitch caused McNeil to flail at it after missing a slow, 68 mph curve two pitches earlier. — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, "While Willson Contreras gets closer to returning to the Cubs, Victor Caratini gets more assertive, especially when catching Yu Darvish: ‘We know what the other is thinking’," 28 Aug. 2019 Giants fans grew attached to Panik for his fantastic rookie campaign, his glove flip to start a double play in the 2014 World Series and his All-Star sophomore season a year later. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Did Farhan Zaidi make a Giant mistake in moving on from Joe Panik?," 28 Aug. 2019 Ferrucci was also accused of racist behavior toward Miani and received fines for driving with his glove off and using his phone while in the car. — Tyler Kraft, Indianapolis Star, "Ferrucci's oval prowess has him in prime position for Rookie of the Year. Will it last?," 25 Aug. 2019 The feed would have hit deGrom in stride, except the pitcher paused momentarily a few feet from the base and then let the ball bounce off his glove. — Charles O'brien, courant.com, "Nationals’ Cabrera stings Mets, ending their eight-game streak," 12 Aug. 2019 After the lid was on, one of the pallbearers threw his glove to the ground and stormed off, lifting up his sunglasses, wiping his eyes, sniffling. — Sarah M. Broom, The New Yorker, "Who Stays Gone, and Who Can Afford to Return," 12 Aug. 2019 Assured the boy was conscious, Pheeranut jogged back to the corner, and knelt down to say a quick prayer, pounding his gloves on the mat. — Shashank Bengalistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Column One: Young Thai boxer looks like a lollipop, stings like a bee," 30 July 2019 Soon, slugger Matt Olson had provided a pair of his gray gloves. — Washington Post, "A’s sign 8-year-old for a day through Make-A-Wish Foundation," 29 July 2019 The pullout storage drawer can be filled with dog toys or your gloves and scarves. — Jura Koncius, Twin Cities, "Custom wood kennels, memory foam beds: The wild world of modern pet furniture," 28 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Joey Votto followed with what should have been a double-play grounder to Keston Hiura at second, but Tyler Saladino failed to glove his feed. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Reds 14, Brewers 6: Going from bad to worse in a hurry," 23 July 2019 The defense let Jhoulys Chacín down early in the second when, with Brandon Crawford on first, Eric Thames couldn't glove Yastrzemski's hot shot to first. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Giants 8, Brewers 3: Another bullpen collapse ends the series on an ugly note," 14 July 2019 With two runners aboard and two outs, Muncy bounced a ball to the right of second base, and shortstop Brandon Crawford went a long way to glove it. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Giants’ Sandoval spiked on hand, needs stitches: ‘It was worth it’," 18 June 2019 All’s well that ends well, as Shakespeare wrote, and because Monday night ended well for the Phillies, catcher Andrew Knapp was spared the indignity of costing his team by failing to glove the final out in the ninth inning. — Scott Lauber, Philly.com, "Phillies starter Nick Pivetta gives Cardinals a glimpse of his improvement | Extra Innings," 19 June 2018 The Aztecs nearly got out of the inning with a double-play, but Verdon couldn’t glove a low throw from third baseman Casey Schmitt for the third out. — Kirk Kenney, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Aztecs steamroll UNLV to win Mountain West tournament title," 26 May 2018 The Tigers' Nick Goodrum tried to glove it but smacked it to the ground. — Maria Torres, kansascity, "Royals snap nine-game losing streak | The Kansas City Star," 20 Apr. 2018 Bruce Maxwell paused off second base to see if Carlos Correa would glove a hard grounder. — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, "George Springer's RBIs help secure Astros' victory over A's," 9 May 2018 Third baseman Maikel Franco couldn’t glove a chopper by Rodriguez, who scored two batters later when Starling Marte’s pop fly fell between center fielder Odubel Herrera and backpedaling second baseman Cesar Hernandez. — Scott Lauber, Philly.com, "Aaron Nola, Rhys Hoskins lift Phillies over Pirates again," 21 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'glove.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for glove
glove
noun
English Language Learners Definition of glove
: a covering for the hand that has separate parts for each finger
baseball
: a padded leather covering for the hand that is used to catch the ball and that has individual thumb and finger sections
: a very thick, padded covering for the hand that is worn in the sport of boxing
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glove
noun
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Kids Definition of glove
: a covering for the hand having a separate section for each finger
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