mitt

noun

ˈmit How to pronounce mitt (audio)
plural mitts
1
: a usually protective covering for the hand: such as
a
: a woman's glove that leaves the fingers uncovered
b
: mitten sense 1
c
: baseball mitt
d
: a mitten that is made out of a thick material and used for taking hot dishes out of an oven
2
slang : hand

Examples of mitt in a Sentence

children bundled up in hats and mitts He can hold anything in those big mitts of his.
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Use a microfiber cloth or dust mitt to wipe away grime on the top and bottom of each slat. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 1 July 2026 And new hires presumably brought catcher’s mitts. — John Seiler, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 Oven mitts can collect grease, food splatters, crumbs, and bacteria over time. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 June 2026 Nine Gators got their mitts on him, and none of them could bring him down on a 75-yard touchdown. — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mitt

Word History

Etymology

short for mitten

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of mitt was in 1757

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mitt

noun
ˈmit How to pronounce mitt (audio)
1
: mitten
2
: a baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove

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