Synonyms for mitt

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mit

Phonetic Transcription : mɪt

Top 10 synonyms for mitt

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Définition of mitt

Origin : 1765, shortened form of mitten (q.v.). Baseball sense is from 1902. Slang sense of "hand" is from 1896.

As in arrest : noun taking into custody
As in fist : noun clenched hand
As in glove : noun hand covering for warmth, protection
As in hand : noun appendage at end of human arm,

Example sentences :

High and close to Copley's chin the ball whistled into Eliot's mitt.
Extract from : « Rival Pitchers of Oakdale » by Morgan Scott

Chuckleson lifted a foul that dropped into Shackleton's mitt.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish

It's possible you've never heard of 'Mitt' Bender, our crack pitcher.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish

You'll excuse me, Miss Deane, if I didn't tip all my mitt to you the other day.
Extract from : « Find the Woman » by Arthur Somers Roche

Jonathan drew off a mitt and felt of the lad's clothes from his calves to his waist.
Extract from : « Billy Topsail, M.D. » by Norman Duncan

But the new, white ball was safe in the mitt of Dutch Housenlager.
Extract from : « Batting to Win » by Lester Chadwick

It landed in the mitt of the catcher with a resounding thud.
Extract from : « Baseball Joe in the Central League » by Lester Chadwick

Drawing off his mitt he ascertained that the ashes in the stove were still warm.
Extract from : « The Peace of Roaring River » by George van Schaick

Father had dropped his mitt, and without that his hand would be froze.
Extract from : « A Man in the Open » by Roger Pocock

The batter struck at it after it had passed him, and it cracked in Dean's mitt.
Extract from : « The Young Pitcher » by Zane Grey

Antonyms for mitt

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