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deglove

/diːˈɡlʌv/verb

deglove is a verb meaning “To peel back the skin from part of the body as if removing a glove, especially as the result of an accident” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-E-G-L-O-V-E.

What does deglove mean?

verb

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Taking away a glover (performer)'s LED light gloves as a joke punishment or sign of disrespect.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce deglove?

  • /diːˈɡlʌv/

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of deglove

  • degloves present, singular, he/she/it
  • degloving participle, present
  • degloved participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Deglove in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

In the sense Translations:

LanguageWords
Spanishdesenguantar

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does deglove come from?

From de- + glove.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).