{
    "term": "glove",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/cl/clothes_gloves.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a piece of clothing for the hand, made of wool, leather, etc. with separate parts for each finger and the thumb",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **pair of gloves**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**rubber/latex gloves**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "gardening/boxing gloves"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The burglar must have been **wearing gloves**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She peeled off her glove to reveal a wedding ring."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "fingerless", "protective"],
                "… of gloves": ["pair"],
                "verb + glove": ["pull on", "peel off", "pull off"],
                "glove + noun": ["box", "compartment"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be the perfect size or shape for somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The dress fits me like a glove."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that somebody is ready for a fight or an argument",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "working closely with somebody, especially in a secret and/or illegal way",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to deal with somebody in a very careful way so that you do not offend or upset them",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Treat her with kid gloves—she's very sensitive."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that somebody behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove).",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They promised that the army would strike with an iron fist at any resistance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The iron hand in the velvet glove approach seems to work best with this age group."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡlʌv/",
                "audio": "gl/glove/glove__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡlʌv/",
                "audio": "gl/glove/glove__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English glōf, of Germanic origin."
}