Glove

Pronunciation

• enPR: glÅ­v, IPA: /É¡lÊŒv/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒv

Origin

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.

Full definition of glove

Noun

1. an item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but 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. (baseball, 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.
3. (idiomatic) condom

Verb

1. (baseball, transitive) To catch the ball in a baseball mittHe gloved the line drive for the third out.
2. (transitive) To put on a glove.Maxwell gloved his hand so that he wouldn't leave fingerprints, then pulled the trigger.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Vogel