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deglove

/diːˈɡlʌv/

deglove verb: to peel back the skin from part of the body as if removing a glove, especially as the result of an accident.

Verb

deglove (third-person singular simple present degloves, present participle degloving, simple past and past participle 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. (gloving) Taking away a glover (performer)'s LED light gloves as a joke punishment or sign of disrespect.

Forms of deglove

third-person singular presentdegloves
present participledegloving
past participledegloved
pastdegloved

Origin of deglove

From de- + glove.

Words that rhyme with deglove

1 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about deglove

What does deglove mean?
Deglove means to peel back the skin from part of the body as if removing a glove, especially as the result of an accident.
What part of speech is deglove?
Deglove is a verb.
How do you pronounce deglove?
Deglove is pronounced /diːˈɡlʌv/.
What is the past tense of deglove?
The past tense of deglove is degloved.

Words near deglove in the dictionary

  1. deglottalization
  2. deglottalize
  3. deglottalized
  4. deglottalizes
  5. deglottalizing
  6. deglove
  7. degloved
  8. degloves
  9. degloving
  10. deglovings
  11. deglucocoroloside

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