lay a glove on (English, verb)
expansion: lay a glove on (third-person singular simple present lays a glove on, present participle laying a glove on, simple past and past participle laid a glove on)
Senses:
topics: boxing
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
glosses: To hit with a boxing glove.
glosses: To physically touch, especially in a way that causes hurt.
raw_tags: in the negative
glosses: To harm (someone's) reputation, to make an accusation stick.
tags: broadly
glosses: To match, to provide with meaningful competition or be able to handle.
Forms:
form: lays a glove on
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: laying a glove on
tags: participle
present
form: laid a glove on
tags: participle
past
form: laid a glove on
tags: past