What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Glove vs Ungloved - What's the difference?

glove | ungloved |

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 ungloved is

not wearing a glove; barehanded.

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

    Anagrams

    *

    ungloved

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not wearing a glove; barehanded.
  • :Hold the bottle with the gloved hand and unscrew the top with the ungloved hand.