glove

noun

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

A baseball mitt.

(baseball, figuratively) The ability to catch a hit ball.

(slang) A condom.

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

verb

(baseball, transitive) 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.

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