deglove

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/diːˈɡlʌv/

verb

To peel back the skin from part of the body as if removing a glove, especially as the result of an accident.

OriginEnglish glove ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdeglove (third-person singular simple present degloves, present participle degloving, simple past and past participle degloved)

present singular third person degloves · participle present degloving · participle past degloved · past degloved

  1. To peel back the skin from part of the body as if removing a glove, especially as the result of an accident.
  2. glovingTaking away a glover (performer)'s LED light gloves as a joke punishment or sign of disrespect.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishglove
  8. Englishdeglove

From de- + glove.

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Translations

Spanish desenguantar
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with deglove

ofloveabovethereofglovestovegovdovehereofshovewhereofbruvbelovefit like a glovefor want oflive in the shadow of
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APA

deglove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deglove

MLA

“deglove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deglove. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deglove,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deglove.

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