Glove vs. Glover — What's the Difference?

A glove is a garment covering the hand. Gloves usually have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb.

A person who makes or sells gloves.

A close-fitting covering for the hand with a separate sheath for each finger and the thumb, worn especially as protection from the cold.

One whose trade it is to make or sell gloves.

A gauntlet.

An oversized leather glove used for catching baseballs, especially one with more finger sheaths than the catcher's or first baseman's mitt.

A glove made of leather and fabric having padding on the back and extending over the wrist, used in hockey and lacrosse.

A boxing glove.

A close-fitting glove used to improve the grip, as in batting or in golf.

(Baseball) Fielding ability

To furnish with gloves.

To cover with or as if with a glove.

To don gloves, as before performing an operation on a patient.

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

A baseball mitt.

The ability to catch a hit ball.

(slang) A condom.

(with definite article) A challenge from one to another.

To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.

(transitive) To put a glove or gloves on.

(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.

A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic distinguishes the glove from the mitten.

A boxing glove.

To cover with, or as with, a glove.

Gloves worn by fielders in baseball

Handwear: covers the hand and wrist

Gloves that are big and padded; worn for boxing