Standard Lemma guide

glove

noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • glŭv
  • /ɡlʌv/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-England: /ɡlʊv/
  • common, variant: /ɡləv/ in Singapore
  • rhymes with -ʌv
  • CMU ARPABET: G L AH1 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I wore gloves to keep my hands warm.
  • The boxing champ laced on his gloves before the big bout.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A baseball mitt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The ability to catch a hit ball.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • Frederico had a great glove, but he couldn't hit a curveball, so he never broke into the pros.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A condom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A challenge from one to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: with-definite-article

Examples

  • to throw down the glove, i.e. to offer a challenge; to take up the glove, to accept it

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • He gloved the line drive for the third out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To put a glove or gloves on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Maxwell gloved his hand so that he wouldn't leave fingerprints, then pulled the trigger.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To touch (a delivery) with one's glove while the gloved hand is on the bat. Under the rules of cricket, the batsman is deemed to have hit the ball.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: baseball glove, baseball mitt, mitt

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: baseball equipment

10

noun

Meaning 10

boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boxing glove

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: boxing equipment

11

noun

Meaning 11

handwear: covers the hand and wrist

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: handwear, hand wear

Narrower terms: batting glove, gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove, golf glove, kid glove, suede glove, mitten

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

251 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: handskoen — item of clothing
  • Ahtna: lagetsʼ — item of clothing
  • Albanian: dorezë — item of clothing
  • Albanian: dorashkë — item of clothing
  • Southern Altai: меелей (meeley) — item of clothing
  • Southern Altai: перчетке (perčetke) — item of clothing
  • Amharic: ጓንት (gwant) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: قُفَّاز (quffāz) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: كَفّ (kaff) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: جوانتي (guwanti) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: جُوِنْتِي (juwanti, juwinti) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: قُفَّاز (quffāz, guffāz) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: ليڭة (līga) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: كفّ (kaff) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: كفوف (kfuf) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: كفّ (kaff) — item of clothing
  • Arabic: كفوف (kfuf) — item of clothing
  • Tunisian Arabic: ڨواندوات (gwanduwāt) — item of clothing
  • Arapaho: 3ooxe — item of clothing
  • Armenian: ձեռնոց (jeṙnocʻ) — item of clothing
  • Old Armenian: ձեռէք (jeṙēkʻ) — item of clothing
  • Aromanian: mãnushi — item of clothing
  • Assamese: হাতমোজা (hatmüza) — item of clothing
  • Asturian: guante — item of clothing
  • Azerbaijani: əlcək — item of clothing
  • Azerbaijani: əllik — item of clothing
  • Bashkir: бирсәткә (birsətkə) — item of clothing
  • Bashkir: бейәләй (beyələy) — item of clothing
  • Basque: eskularru — item of clothing
  • Belarusian: пальча́тка (palʹčátka) — item of clothing
  • Belarusian: рукаві́ца (rukavíca) — item of clothing
  • Bengali: দস্তানা (dostana) — item of clothing
  • Breton: maneg — item of clothing
  • Bulgarian: ръкави́ца (rǎkavíca) — item of clothing
  • Burmese: လက်အိတ် (lak-it) — item of clothing
  • Catalan: guant — item of clothing
  • Chechen: кара (kara) — item of clothing
  • Chechen: каранаш (karanaš) — item of clothing
  • Cherokee: ᎠᎵᏰᏑᎶ (aliyesulo) — item of clothing
  • Cheyenne: to'ha — item of clothing
  • Chinese Cantonese: 手襪 /手袜 (sau2 mat6) — item of clothing
  • Chinese Cantonese: 手套 (sau2 tou3) — item of clothing
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 手套 (chiū-tó̤) — item of clothing
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 手絡 /手络 (chiū-ló̤h) — item of clothing
  • Chinese: 手囊 (zh-min-nan) — item of clothing
  • Chinese: 手套 (zh-min-nan) — item of clothing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 手套 (shǒutào) — item of clothing
  • Northern Min Chinese: 手套 (siǔ-tâu) — item of clothing
  • Wu Chinese: 手套 — item of clothing
  • Chuvash: перчетке (perč̬etke) — item of clothing
  • West Circassian: ӏэбыцу (ʼɛbəcwu) — item of clothing
  • West Circassian: ӏэбычъу (ʼɛbəćwu) — item of clothing
  • Cornish: manek — item of clothing
  • Cree: ᔨᔩᑲᐢᑎᐢ (yiyiikastis) — item of clothing
  • Montagnais: ninikashtish — item of clothing
  • Crimean Tatar: qolçaq — item of clothing
  • Crimean Tatar: qolşaq — item of clothing
  • Czech: rukavice — item of clothing
  • Dakota: nąpį́kpa — item of clothing
  • Danish: handske — item of clothing
  • Danish: (mitten) vante — item of clothing
  • Dutch: handschoen — item of clothing
  • Esperanto: ganto — item of clothing
  • Estonian: sõrmik — item of clothing
  • Faroese: vøttur — item of clothing
  • Faroese: handski — item of clothing
  • Faroese: glógvi — item of clothing
  • Fijian: qaniliga — item of clothing
  • Finnish: hansikas — item of clothing
  • Finnish: hanska — item of clothing
  • Finnish: sormikas — item of clothing
  • Fox: menechîha — item of clothing
  • French: gant — item of clothing
  • Old French: gant — item of clothing
  • Old French: guant — item of clothing
  • Saterland Frisian: Wonte — item of clothing
  • Saterland Frisian: Hondske — item of clothing
  • West-Frisian: mof — item of clothing
  • Galician: luva — item of clothing
  • Galician: guante — item of clothing
  • Gamilaraay: marabin — item of clothing
  • Georgian: ხელთათმანი (xeltatmani) — item of clothing
  • Georgian: ხელჯაგი (xelǯagi) — item of clothing
  • Georgian: თათმანი (tatmani) — item of clothing
  • German: Handschuh — item of clothing
  • Greek: γάντι (gánti) — item of clothing
  • Greek: χειρόκτιο (cheiróktio) — item of clothing
  • Ancient Greek: χειρίς (kheirís) — item of clothing
  • Greenlandic: aaqqat — item of clothing
  • Gutnish: handsko — item of clothing
  • Haitian Creole: gan — item of clothing
  • Hawaiian: mikilima — item of clothing
  • Hebrew: כְּפָפָה (kfafá) — item of clothing
  • Hiligaynon: gwantes — item of clothing
  • Hindi: दस्ताना (dastānā) — item of clothing
  • White Hmong: hnab looj tes — item of clothing
  • Hungarian: kesztyű — item of clothing
  • Icelandic: hanski — item of clothing
  • Icelandic: glófi — item of clothing
  • Ido: ganto — item of clothing
  • Ilocano: guántes — item of clothing
  • Indonesian: sarung tangan — item of clothing
  • Irish: lámhainn — item of clothing
  • Irish: miotóg — item of clothing
  • Italian: guanto — item of clothing
  • Japanese: 手袋 (tebukuro) — item of clothing
  • Kanakanabu: taramuca — item of clothing
  • Karaim: къолчакъ (qolčaq) — item of clothing
  • Karelian: perčanku — item of clothing
  • Kazakh: қолғап (qolğap) — item of clothing
  • Kazakh: биялай (biälai) — item of clothing
  • Khmer: ស្រោមដៃ (sraom day) — item of clothing
  • Konkani: हातांमेइ (hātāmmei) — item of clothing
  • Korean: 장갑 (janggap) — item of clothing
  • Central Kurdish: لەپک (lepk) — item of clothing
  • Central Kurdish: دەستکێش (destkêş) — item of clothing
  • Northern Kurdish: lepik — item of clothing
  • Northern Kurdish: destane — item of clothing
  • Northern Kurdish: destgork — item of clothing
  • Kyrgyz: колкап (kolkap) — item of clothing
  • Kyrgyz: мээлей (meeley) — item of clothing
  • Lao: ຖົງມື (thong mư̄) — item of clothing
  • Latgalian: cymds — item of clothing
  • Latin: manica — item of clothing
  • Latin: chīrothēca — item of clothing
  • Latin: wantum — item of clothing
  • Latin: wantus — item of clothing
  • Latvian: cimds — item of clothing
  • Lithuanian: pirštinė — item of clothing
  • Ludian: kindaz — item of clothing
  • Luxembourgish: Händsch — item of clothing
  • Macedonian: ракавица (rakavica) — item of clothing
  • Malagasy: fonon-tanany — item of clothing
  • Malay: sarung tangan — item of clothing
  • Maltese: ingwanta — item of clothing
  • Manx: lauean — item of clothing
  • Māori: karapu — item of clothing
  • Māori: komoringa — item of clothing
  • Marathi: हातमोजा (hātmojā) — item of clothing
  • Middle English: glove — item of clothing
  • Middle English: myteyne — item of clothing
  • Mongolian: бээлий (beelii) — item of clothing
  • Mongolian: ᠪᠡᠭᠡᠯᠡᠢ (begelei) — item of clothing
  • Classical Nahuatl: māyēhuatl — item of clothing
  • Navajo: lájish — item of clothing
  • Neapolitan: guanto — item of clothing
  • Nepali: पन्जा (panjā) — item of clothing
  • Norman: gant — item of clothing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vante — item of clothing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hanske — item of clothing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vante — item of clothing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hanske — item of clothing
  • Occitan: gant — item of clothing
  • Odia: ଦସ୍ତାନା (dastānā) — item of clothing
  • Ojibwe: minjikaawan — item of clothing
  • Old East Slavic: пьрстатица (pĭrstatica) — item of clothing
  • Old East Slavic: рѫкавица (rǫkavica) — item of clothing
  • Old East Slavic: рукавица (rukavica) — item of clothing
  • Old English: glōf — item of clothing
  • Old Norse: hanzki — item of clothing
  • Old Norse: vǫttr — item of clothing
  • Pannonian Rusyn: рукавица (rukavica) — item of clothing
  • Papiamentu: anskun — item of clothing
  • Papiamentu: hanskun — item of clothing
  • Papiamentu: wante — item of clothing
  • Pashto: دستکش (dəstkaš) — item of clothing
  • Pashto: دسکله (dəskala) — item of clothing
  • Pennsylvania German: Hensching — item of clothing
  • Dari: دَسْتْکَش (dastkaš) — item of clothing
  • Iranian Persian: دَسْتْکِش (dastkeš) — item of clothing
  • Iranian Persian: دَسْتانِه (dastâne) — item of clothing
  • Piedmontese: guant — item of clothing
  • Polish: rękawica — item of clothing
  • Polish: rękawiczka — item of clothing
  • Portuguese: luva — item of clothing
  • Punjabi: ਦਸਤਾਨਾ (dastānā) — item of clothing
  • Punjabi: دَسْتانَہ (dastānah) — item of clothing
  • Romanian: mănușă — item of clothing
  • Russian: перча́тка (perčátka) — item of clothing
  • Russian: рукави́ца (rukavíca) — item of clothing
  • Northern Sami: gistta — item of clothing
  • Northern Sami: fáhcca — item of clothing
  • Scots: gluve — item of clothing
  • Scots: glufe — item of clothing
  • Scots: gluif — item of clothing
  • Scottish Gaelic: dòrnag — item of clothing
  • Scottish Gaelic: làmhainn — item of clothing
  • Scottish Gaelic: miotag — item of clothing
  • Serbo-Croatian: рука̀вица — item of clothing
  • Serbo-Croatian: rukàvica — item of clothing
  • Sicilian: nguantu — item of clothing
  • Silesian: glazyjki — item of clothing
  • Silesian: glazyjka — item of clothing
  • Silesian: handszuy — item of clothing
  • Slovak: rukavica — item of clothing
  • Slovene: rokavica — item of clothing
  • Lower Sorbian: rukajca — item of clothing
  • Upper Sorbian: rukajca — item of clothing
  • Spanish: guante — item of clothing
  • Spanish: maniquete (fingerless) — item of clothing
  • Swahili: glavu — item of clothing
  • Swedish: vante — item of clothing
  • Swedish: handske — item of clothing
  • Tagalog: guwantes — item of clothing
  • Tajik: дасткаш (dastkaš) — item of clothing
  • Tajik: дастпӯшак (dastpüšak) — item of clothing
  • Talysh: alcəq — item of clothing
  • Tamil: கையுறை (kaiyuṟai) — item of clothing
  • Taos: mą̂nmųną — item of clothing
  • Tatar: перчатка (perçatqa) — item of clothing
  • Tatar: бияләй (biyäläy) — item of clothing
  • Thai: ถุงมือ (tǔng-mʉʉ) — item of clothing
  • Tibetan: ལག་ཤུབས (lag shubs) — item of clothing
  • Tigrinya: ግዋንቲ (gəwanti) — item of clothing
  • Turkish: eldiven — item of clothing
  • Ottoman Turkish: الدیون (eldiven) — item of clothing
  • Turkmen: ellik — item of clothing
  • Ukrainian: рукави́чка (rukavýčka) — item of clothing
  • Ukrainian: рукави́ця (rukavýcja) — item of clothing
  • Ukrainian: перча́тка (perčátka) — item of clothing
  • Urdu: دَسْتانَہ (dastāna) — item of clothing
  • Uyghur: پەلەي (peley) — item of clothing
  • Uyghur: قولقاپ (qolqap) — item of clothing
  • Uzbek: qoʻlqop — item of clothing
  • Venetan: maneẑa — item of clothing
  • Venetan: guanto — item of clothing
  • Veps: sorʹmikod — item of clothing
  • Veps: kindaz — item of clothing
  • Vietnamese: găng tay — item of clothing
  • Vietnamese: bao tay — item of clothing
  • Vilamovian: haondski — item of clothing
  • Volapük: gluf — item of clothing
  • Welsh: maneg — item of clothing
  • Winnebago: nąąp horužųc — item of clothing
  • Yiddish: הענטשקע (hentshke) — item of clothing
  • Zhuang: madfwngz — item of clothing
  • Zulu: igilavu — item of clothing
  • Finnish: räpylä — baseball mitt
  • Polish: rękawica do baseballa — baseball mitt
  • Bulgarian: хва́щане (hváštane) — baseball: ability to catch a hit ball
  • Finnish: hanskakäsi — baseball: ability to catch a hit ball
  • Polish: rękawica — baseball: ability to catch a hit ball
  • Finnish: huppu — idiomatic term for a condom
  • French: capote — idiomatic term for a condom
  • Polish: gumka — idiomatic term for a condom
  • Portuguese: camisinha — idiomatic term for a condom
  • Spanish: gorro — idiomatic term for a condom
  • Spanish: forro — idiomatic term for a condom
  • Polish: zakładać rękawiczki — to put on gloves
  • Polish: założyć rękawiczki — to put on gloves
  • Spanish: enguantar — to put on gloves
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