mitt

[ mit ]

/ mɪt /

noun

Baseball.

a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen.Compare baseball glove.

a mitten.

Slang. a hand.

a glove that leaves the lower ends of the fingers bare, especially a long one made of lace or other fancy material and worn by women.

Words nearby mitt

mitrewort, mitriform, mitropoulos, mitscher, mitsvah, mitt, mitt., mittag-leffler, mitteleuropa, mittelland canal, mittelschmerz

Origin of mitt

First recorded in 1755–65; short for mitten

Definition for mitt (2 of 2)

mitt.

(in prescriptions) send.

Origin of mitt.

From the Latin word mitte

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Examples from the Web for mitt

In 2012, Obama narrowly beat Mitt Romney among Florida Cubans, according to exit polls.
Rubio’s Embargo Anger Plays to the Past|Michael Tomasky|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The other person for whom a path to the nomination, let alone a candidacy, seems much less likely is Mitt Romney.
How A Jeb Bush Candidacy Would Hurt Chris Christie And Shake Up The 2016 GOP Field|David Freedlander|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then last week, Bloomberg Businessweek ran a banner headline “Jeb Bush Has a Mitt Romney Problem.”
Bush, Christie, Romney: Who’ll Be the GOP Class Warrior?|Lloyd Green|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and Mitt Romney are each doing their best to keep their hopes and options alive.
Bush, Christie, Romney: Who’ll Be the GOP Class Warrior?|Lloyd Green|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 2012, Mitt Romney lost women voters by 11 points, and Republicans lost them by 11 points.
Surprise! The GOP Closed the Gender Gap|Patricia Murphy|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the way he can touch a bat with his mitt and deflect it on the third strike without being detected by the umpire is wonderful.
Rival Pitchers of Oakdale|Morgan Scott
An' w'en I get through, remember I'm there with the little helpin' mitt.
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed|Edna Ferber
The runner dropped and slid and Bart Ferguson, as the ball landed in his mitt, reached over to touch him.
Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars|Lester Chadwick
Butcher Stevens flung himself from the plate, Moffat threw up his mitt in sudden fear.
The Eternal Boy|Owen Johnson
As I watched, she picked up a heavy motorcycle jacket, worn as a catcher's mitt, and put it on like armor.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for mitt

mitt

/ (mɪt) /

noun

any of various glovelike hand coverings, such as one that does not cover the fingers

short for mitten (def. 1)

baseball a large round thickly padded leather mitten worn by the catcherSee also glove (def. 2)

(often plural) a slang word for hand

slang a boxing glove

Word Origin for mitt

C18: shortened from mitten

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mitt

noun

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Words nearby mitt

Origin of mitt

Definition for mitt (2 of 2)

Origin of mitt.

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British Dictionary definitions for mitt

noun

Word Origin for mitt