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glove | kruegeresque |

As a noun glove

is an item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but allowing independent movement of the fingers.

As a verb glove

is (baseball|transitive) to catch the ball in a baseball mitt.

As an adjective kruegeresque is

(rare) reminiscent of (1984), who wears a razor glove.

glove

English

(wikipedia glove)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but allowing independent movement of the fingers.
  • A baseball mitt.
  • (baseball, figuratively) The ability to catch a hit ball.
  • (slang) A condom.

    • Verb

    (glov)
  • (baseball) To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.
    • He gloved the line drive for the third out.
  • To put on a glove.
    • Maxwell gloved his hand so that he wouldn't leave fingerprints, then pulled the trigger.
  • (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.

    • Derived terms

    * baseball glove * boxing glove * drop the gloves * fingerless glove * fit like a glove * given the glove * glovey * glovish * hand in glove * iron fist in a velvet glove * kid gloves * the gloves are off * velvet glove * work glove * deglove * gloved

    See also

    * gauntlet * handshoe * mitten * mitt

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    kruegeresque

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Reminiscent of (1984), who wears a razor glove.
  • * 1997 , Walter de Gruyter & Co, Humor, Volume 10?
    • Most of the work of these comics — even when they are screaming or sneering in Kruegeresque tones — is only analogous to the explicit violence of the killing joke...
  • * 2000 , Alain Silver, James Ursini, The horror film reader
    • Helen even utters a Freddy Kruegeresque one-liner...
  • * 2001 , Frederick S Clarke, Cinefantastique, Volumes 33-34?
    • To be sure, SPRIGGAN, like AKIRA, is filled with slick blood and gore (the cackling Little Boy, with his Freddy Kruegeresque wire-cutter claw attachments...
  • * 2004 , Jim Harper, Legacy of blood: a comprehensive guide to slasher movies?
    • The driller killer's attempts at Kruegeresque one-liners fall pretty flat, although the cast are fairly funny as they run around desperately trying to look scared.