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noun ADJ. long | fingerless | protective | cotton, kid (often figurative), latex, leather, rubber, woollen Treat her with kid gloves?she's very sensitive. | boxing, driving, evening, gardening, oven, surgical QUANT. pair VERB + GLOVE pull on | peel off, pull off She peeled off her glove to reveal a wedding ring. GLOVE + NOUN compartment Don't keep important documents in the glove compartment of your car.CLOTHES
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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glove verbs wear gloves • Always wear gloves when gardening. put on/pull on your gloves • Eleanor put on her gloves and stood up. take off your gloves • Mr Brownlow took off his gloves. a pair of gloves • Forbes pulled on a pair of black leather gloves. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + glove rubber/leather/woollen etc gloves • Dr McIntyre was slowly removing his rubber gloves. boxing gloves • The trainer laced up Mike's boxing gloves. a baseball glove • He rubbed oil into his baseball glove to make it softer. surgical gloves (= special gloves worn by doctors ) • Surgical gloves help prevent the spread of germs. gardening gloves • Gardening gloves protect your hands from being scratched or stung. an oven glove BrE: • Paul used the oven glove to take the hot tray out of the oven. protective gloves • Protective gloves and a safety helmet are worn to minimize injury. disposable gloves (= that you throw away after use ) • Nurses must wear disposable gloves when handling patients. left-hand/right-hand glove • A left-hand glove was found at the scene of the crime.
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noun mittens: We wear gloves in cold weather.
Simple Definitions
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see FIT LIKE A GLOVE; HAND IN GLOVE; HANDLE WITH KID GLOVES; HANG UP (ONE'S GLOVES); WITH THE GLOVES OFF.
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