mitt
noun
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Definition of mitt
1a
: a woman's glove that leaves the fingers uncovered
b
: mitten sense 1
c
: a baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove made in the style of a mitten
Examples of mitt in a Sentence
children bundled up in hats and mitts
He can hold anything in those big mitts of his.
Recent Examples on the Web
For his part, Munchak was stoked to get his mitts on a 312-pound road-grader with a combination of back-pedaling balance and lethal burst in open space. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, "Why Ja’Wuan James’ $51-million contract with the Broncos is worth every penny," 2 Sep. 2019 The quaint signs around Wrigley Field’s lower concourse show a cute stylized bear cub with a mitt in pursuit of a fly ball. — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Extended safety netting at Wrigley Field seems inevitable. So why are the Cubs slow to commit to it?," 5 Aug. 2019 But the reality is: Even in a league so wide open that any of 10 teams could win it all next season, Denver needs to add one more piece to give center Nikola Jokic a legit chance to wrap his mitts around the Larry O’Brien Trophy. — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, "Kiszla: Nuggets need one more big piece to be legit championship contenders. His name? Bradley Beal.," 9 July 2019 Earlier in the season, Arroyo hit Rodriguez's left shoulder with a pitch, igniting a brawl that resulted in Boston catcher Jason Varitek shoving his mitt in Rodriguez's face -- a moment enshrined on the walls of Boston sports bars ever since. — Motez Bishara, CNN, "MLB London Series: Yankees and Red Sox greats recall championships, brawls and the Curse of the Bambino," 27 June 2019 As Castillo looked toward the plate before his ninth pitch, Barnhart slammed his mitt in the dirt on the inside part of the plate. — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, "Luis Castillo pitches well, but Oscar Mercado's walk-off single drops Cincinnati Reds," 11 June 2019 Mena Massoud: My boots, my gym gear, my boxing mitts. — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, "Meet Your New Aladdin Mena Massoud," 23 May 2019 Mulcahy Stadium looks and feels like a broken-in mitt, trimmed with new lacing around an unforgiving palm. — Jeff Parrott, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska’s ballparks: At Mulcahy Stadium, the fans keep the game together," 9 July 2019 Wearing an oven mitt, move the saucepan to the part of the grill that will keep the mixture at a steady simmer, either over the unheated part of the grill or between the heated and unheated parts. — Genevieve Ko, latimes.com, "Kitchen Comforts: Teriyaki is the best BBQ sauce that isn’t barbecue at all," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mitt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for mitt
mitt
noun
English Language Learners Definition of mitt
: a special type of heavy glove worn by the catcher
: a special type of glove worn by the first baseman
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Kids Definition of mitt
1
: mitten
Use a mitt to hold the hot dish.
2
: a baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove
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