glove

verb

Definition of glovenext
as in to rope

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Recent Examples of glove Wash gloved hands with soap and water, remove the gloves, and then wash hands again with soap and water. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 17 May 2026 Farmers gloves with protective sleeves and a good grip have helped her. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2026 Stunningly, Lee ranged four steps to his left, slid, gloved the ball, and fired a one-hopper to first, which Kody Clemens corralled for the final out. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 12 May 2026 Luukkonen came out of his crease in an attempt to glove it, only to have the puck bounce past him. — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glove
  1. rope
  2. trap
  3. snatch
  4. bag
  5. grab
  6. hook
  7. net
  8. nail
Verb
  • Local authorities would rope together timber logs for a makeshift bridge, but in the rainy season, the logs would grow slippery and floods would wash them away.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Climbers who rope up together learn from one another, with no strict hierarchy.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of rope
Verb
  • Go to the highest level of the building if you are trapped by flooding.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • During reentry, gases became trapped in the heat shield, leading to cracking.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of trap
Verb
  • CEOs have been warning professionals that AI won’t take their jobs—it’ll actually be their tech-savvy coworkers snatching up opportunities.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • After the match, Kyle Fletcher snatched the International Championship belt.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of snatch
Verb
  • Florida set the kill quota at 172 bears in 2025, but hunters bagged just 52, as many who won a permit didn’t use it.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Dog Stars bagged a 41 percent critics approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, along with a 70 audience score.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of bag
Verb
  • Mishka Wilonski had just grabbed pizza from a nearby shop and was walking outside with a friend when the crash happened.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Michael grabbed him, rushed out of the house, and blew through several red lights on the way to the hospital.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of grab
Verb
  • The litigants claim the companies intentionally designed their platforms to keep young users hooked.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The states argued that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children into using its apps, misled the public about the harm and improperly collected data from children under 13.
    — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of hook
Verb
  • The Red Bulls avoided a shutout in the 74th minute when Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting netted his third goal of the season after scoring 17 times as a rookie last year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Burton finished with a season-high 13 assists and zero turnovers along with her eight points, while Cecilia Zandalasini netted a game-high 20 points, just three off her career-high.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of net
Verb
  • All that said, Vedder didn’t completely nail it on his first try.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The San Diego native has started all 24 of UCLA’s games during his two seasons in Westwood, nailing 36 of his 44 field-goal attempts, including five out his nine attempts from at least 50 yards.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of nail

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“Glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glove. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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