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Overview of noun glove

      »   The noun glove has 3 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• baseball glove, glove, Baseball1.) Baseball, baseball game -- (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!")
  
  2.) Baseball -- (a ball used in playing baseball)
  
  baseball mitt, Mitt1.) Hand, manus, mitt, paw -- (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt")
  
  2.) Baseball glove, glove, baseball mitt, mitt -- (the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball)
  
  mitt -- (the Handwear1.) Handwear, hand wear -- (clothing for the hands)
  
  handwear used by Fielders1.) Fielder -- (a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat)
  
  2.) Fielder, fieldsman -- (a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting)
  
  fielders in Playing1.) Playing -- (the act of playing a musical instrument)
  
  2.) Playing -- (the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation)
  
  playing baseball)

• glove -- (Handwear1.) Handwear, hand wear -- (clothing for the hands)
  
  handwear: covers the Hand1.) Hand, manus, mitt, paw -- (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt")
  
  2.) Hired hand, hand, hired man -- (a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand")
  
  hand and wrist)

• boxing glove, glove -- (Boxing1.) Boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs -- (fighting with the fists)
  
  2.) Packing, boxing -- (the enclosure of something in a package or box)
  
  boxing equipment Consisting1.) Dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in -- (originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country")
  
  2.) Consist -- (have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in; "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?")
  
  consisting of Big1.) Large, big -- (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world")
  
  2.) Big -- (significant; "graduation was a big day in his life")
  
  big and Padded1.) Embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise -- (add details to)
  
  2.) Slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp -- (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone")
  
  padded coverings for the Fists1.) Fist, clenched fist -- (a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting))
  
  fists of the Fighters1.) Combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper -- (someone who fights (or is fighting))
  
  2.) Fighter, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft -- (a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air)
  
  fighters; worn for the Sport1.) Sport, athletics -- (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
  
  2.) Sport -- (the occupation of athletes who compete for pay)
  
  sport of boxing)

Related Terms - "Glove"

Meaning 1 of Glovebaseball Glove1.) Baseball glove, glove, baseball mitt, mitt -- (the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball)

2.) Glove -- (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)

Glove - The handwear used by fielders in playing baseball, glove, Baseball1.) Baseball, baseball game -- (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!")

2.) Baseball -- (a ball used in playing baseball)

Baseball - A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" mitt, mitt baseball equipment

• Base1.) Base, alkali -- (any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia")
  
  2.) Base, base of operations -- (installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases")
  
  Base, Bag1.) Bag -- (a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag")
  
  2.) Bag -- (the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer")
  
  Bag - Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"

• baseball - no definition found

• Baseball bat1.) Baseball bat, lumber -- (an implement used in baseball by the batter)
  
  Baseball bat, Lumber1.) Lumber, timber -- (the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material)
  
  2.) Baseball bat, lumber -- (an implement used in baseball by the batter)
  
  Lumber - An implement used in baseball by the batter

• Baseball glove1.) Baseball glove, glove, baseball mitt, mitt -- (the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball)
  
  Baseball glove, Glove1.) Baseball glove, glove, baseball mitt, mitt -- (the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball)
  
  2.) Glove -- (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)
  
  Glove, Baseball mitt1.) Baseball glove, glove, baseball mitt, mitt -- (the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball)
  
  Baseball mitt, Mitt1.) Hand, manus, mitt, paw -- (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt")
  
  2.) Baseball glove, glove, baseball mitt, mitt -- (the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball)
  
  Mitt - The handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

• Batting cage1.) Batting cage, cage -- (a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice)
  
  Batting cage, Cage1.) Cage, coop -- (an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept)
  
  2.) Cage -- (something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement)
  
  Cage - A movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice

• Batting glove1.) Batting glove -- (a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat)
  
  Batting glove - A glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat

• Batting helmet1.) Batting helmet -- (a helmet worn by the batter in baseball)
  
  Batting helmet - A helmet worn by the batter in baseball

• Catcher's mask1.) Catcher's mask -- (a mask to protect the face of the catcher in baseball)
  
  Catcher's mask - A mask to protect the face of the catcher in baseball

• Mound1.) Mound, hill, pitcher's mound -- ((baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands)
  
  2.) Knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammock -- (a small natural hill)
  
  Mound, Hill1.) Hill -- (a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia")
  
  2.) Mound, hill -- (structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind")
  
  Hill, Pitcher's mound1.) Mound, hill, pitcher's mound -- ((baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands)
  
  Pitcher's mound - (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

• Pine-tar rag1.) Pine-tar rag -- (baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip)
  
  Pine-tar rag - Baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip

• Rosin bag1.) Rosin bag -- (a bag filled with rosin; used by baseball pitchers to improve their grip on the ball)
  
  Rosin bag - A bag filled with rosin; used by baseball pitchers to improve their grip on the ball

Meaning 2 of Gloveglove handwear, hand wear

• glove - no definition found

• Muff1.) Muff -- (a warm tubular covering for the hands)
  
  2.) Fumble, muff -- ((sports) dropping the ball)
  
  Muff - A warm tubular covering for the hands

Meaning 3 of Gloveboxing glove, glove boxing equipment

• Boxing glove1.) Boxing glove, glove -- (boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing)
  
  Boxing glove, Glove1.) Baseball glove, glove, baseball mitt, mitt -- (the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball)
  
  2.) Glove -- (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)
  
  Glove - Boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing