glove

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Synonyms: love, grove, gloze, globe, glome, glope, clove, gove, glave, glore, glose

Antonyms: love, grove, gloze, globe, glome, glope, clove, gove, glave, glore, glose

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q169031}} An item of [[clothing]], covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
2. A [[baseball mitt]].
3. {{lb|en|baseball|figuratively}} The ability to [[catch]] a hit ball.
4. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[condom]].
5. {{lb|en|with definite article}} A [[challenge]] from one to another.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|baseball|transitive}} To catch the ball in a [[baseball mitt]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To put a glove or gloves on.
3. {{lb|en|cricket}} 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.<!--This second sentence is relevant because it means the batsman can be out caught, but not out LBW, the same as any other shot where the batsman hits the ball with his bat. User:Mglovesfun-->

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