baseball glove
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈbeɪsˌbɔl ɡlʌv/
:
guante de béisbol
- The boy eagerly put on his new baseball glove before heading out to the field.
- buy a baseball glove
- leather baseball glove
- new baseball glove
Examples
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I grab the baseball glove from Mom.
Fiction book (1996) -
Three of her friends waved from a car window, baseball gloves in hand.
Fiction book (1997) -
Are we breaking in a new baseball glove?
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I brought him a new baseball glove.
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Oh, this is a baseball glove.
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Six weeks ago, I promised myself I would be home in time... ...to give him his first baseball glove.
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The smell and feel of an old baseball glove.
Blog text (12) -
Braden had fallen asleep with his head cradled in his baseball glove.
Fiction book (2002) -
I bought a baseball glove at Modell's a couple of weeks ago (in Manhattan).
Blog text (28) -
My little boy, Willy, who's almost eleven years old and ought to know better, had left his brand-new baseball glove out in the yard, and the dog had gotten to it.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
366
3.0
A large glove used by baseball players to catch the ball
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2.3
A large padded glove that players use to catch baseballs
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Morphology
The meaning 'a glove used in baseball' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'baseball' (the sport) with 'glove' (hand covering); this is a straightforward noun–noun compound indicating association or purpose. Such compositional patterns are common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Baseball glove names the real, physical item: a leather glove with a deep pocket made to catch a baseball. The clear picture of a hand in that pocket catching a ball explains why it means 'a glove worn by baseball players to catch and field the ball'.