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baseball catcher's mitt (© School Division, Houghton Mifflin Company) |
n.
- A type of glove that extends over the hand but only partially covers the fingers.
- A mitten.
- Baseball. A large, padded, protective leather glove, usually with one sheath for the thumb and one undivided sheath for the remaining fingers, used by catchers and first basemen.
- Slang. A hand or fist.
[Short for MITTEN.]
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noun
noun, boxing
1: A hand. (1893 —) .
R. Chandler 'Freeze the mitts on the bar.' The barman and I put our hands on the bar (1940).
2: A welcome or reception of the stated sort; in the phrs. the glad mitt a friendly welcome, the frozen (or icy) mitt an unfriendly welcome. (1903 —) .
A. Prior She'd have taken it and then handed me the frozen mitt (1960).verb
3:trans. To greet or congratulate with a handshake. (1908 —) .
4:intr. and trans. , To acknowledge (spectators) by raising the hands above the head, esp. as a gesture of triumph. (1930 —) .
Washington Post [The boxers] blew kisses, bowed and mitted the crowd (2000).
[From the earlier sense, mitten.]
noun, boxing
1: A hand. (1893 —) .
R. Chandler 'Freeze the mitts on the bar.' The barman and I put our hands on the bar (1940).
2: A welcome or reception of the stated sort; in the phrs. the glad mitt a friendly welcome, the frozen (or icy) mitt an unfriendly welcome. (1903 —) .
A. Prior She'd have taken it and then handed me the frozen mitt (1960).
3:
4:
Washington Post [The boxers] blew kisses, bowed and mitted the crowd (2000).
[From the earlier sense, mitten.]
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categories related to 'mitt'
- Limbs and Extremities - mitt: Slang. hand
- Hand wear and Gloves - mitt: fingerless glove; athletic glove, esp. baseball glove
- Baseball - mitt: fielding glove
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Look up mitt, mitten, or glove in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Mitt can refer to:
- a woman's glove that extends over the hand but does not cover the fingers
- mitten, glove that does not have separate fingers
- one of two types of baseball glove worn by a catcher or first baseman
- abbreviation for Military transition team
- People
- Mitt Romney (born 1947), American politician and businessman; Republican running in 2012 election for President of the United States.
- Aleksander Mitt (1903–1942), Estonian speed skater
- Andrus Mitt (born 1981), Estonian football player
- Tarmo Mitt (born 1977), Estonian strongman
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Mitt
Dansk (Danish)
n. - halvhandske, fingerløs handske, baseballhandske
Nederlands (Dutch)
handschoen, honkbalhandschoen
Français (French)
n. - moufle, main, (Sport) gant de base-ball
Deutsch (German)
n. - Fausthandschuh, Handschuh ohne Finger, Fanghandschuh, (Slang) Hand
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γάντι (αθλοπαιδιάς, πυγμαχίας) χωρίς δάκτυλα, (καθομ.) γροθιά
abbr. - γάντι (αθλοπαιδιάς, πυγμαχίας) χωρίς δάκτυλα
Italiano (Italian)
guanto (con la divisione solo per il pollice), guantone da boxe
Português (Portuguese)
n. - luva de boxe (f) (gír.), mitene (f)
abbr. - de mitene (f)
Русский (Russian)
рукавица, кулак, митенка
Español (Spanish)
n. - mitón, guante
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - halvvante, (tum)vante, basebollhandske, labb
abbr. - mitten
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
棒球手套, 无指手套, 拳击手套
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 棒球手套, 無指手套, 拳擊手套
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 婦人用長手袋, ミット
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) قفاز نسوي (اختصار) قفازات
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - כפפה, גם כזו המשאירה את האצבעות חשופות, אגרוף (עגה), יד, כפפת כדור-בסיס
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