glove : Idioms & Phrases


baseball glove

  • noun the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
    baseball mitt; mitt; glove.
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batting glove

  • noun a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat
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Boxing glove

  • noun boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing
    glove.
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  • a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement.
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Glove money ∨ silver

  • . (a) A tip or gratuity to servants, professedly to buy gloves with. (b) (Eng. Law.) A reward given to officers of courts; also, a fee given by the sheriff of a country to the clerk of assize and judge's officers, when there are no offenders to be executed.
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glove anesthesia

  • noun a mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand and wrist
    • since no combination of nerves serve this area a glove anesthesia is clearly psychogenic in origin
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glove compartment

  • noun compartment on the dashboard of a car
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glove doll

  • noun a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
    hand puppet; glove doll.
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Glove fight

  • a pugilistic contest in wich the fighters wear boxing gloves.
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glove leather

  • noun leather suitable for making gloves
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glove puppet

  • noun a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
    hand puppet; glove doll.
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Glove sponge

  • (Zoöl.), a fine and soft variety of commercial sponges (Spongia officinalis).
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golf glove

  • noun a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golf club
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Hair glove

  • a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin.
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hand and glove

  • adverb in close cooperation
    hand and glove; cooperatively.
    • they work hand in glove
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hand in glove

  • adverb in close cooperation
    hand and glove; cooperatively.
    • they work hand in glove
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handle with kid gloves

  • verb handle with great care and sensitivity
    • You have to handle the students with kid gloves
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kid glove

  • noun a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)
    kid glove.
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kid-glove

  • adjective satellite showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
    tactful.
    • by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone
    • a tactful way of correcting someone
    • the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill
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Lisle glove

  • a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread.
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Mermaid's glove

  • (Zoöl.), a British branched sponge somewhat resembling a glove.
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metal glove

  • noun a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
    gauntlet; gantlet.
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suede glove

  • noun a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)
    kid glove.
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To be hand and glove, ∨ in glove with

  • . See under Glove.
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To be hand and glove with

  • to be intimately associated or on good terms with. "Hand and glove with traitors." J. H. Newman.
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To handle without gloves

  • with the gloves off, to take the gloves off to treat without reserve or tenderness; to deal roughly with. Colloq.
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To take up the glove

  • to accept a challenge or adopt a quarrel.
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To throw down the glove

  • to challenge to combat.
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