Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of glove used in baseball: A "mitt" is a protective glove worn by a fielder in baseball to catch the ball. It is typically larger and more padded than a standard glove and often lacks separate finger slots.
   • (Slang) A hand: Informally, "mitt" can refer to a person's hand.

Examples

• Noun (Baseball glove):
  • The catcher put on his mitt before the inning started.
  • She caught the fly ball perfectly in the pocket of her mitt.
• Noun (Slang for hand):
  • He gave me a friendly slap on the back with his big mitt.
  • "Keep your mitts off my cookies!" she said to her brother.

Advanced Usage

• "To get the mitt/mitten": (Slang, dated) To be rejected, especially in a romantic context; to be dismissed.
  • He was really into her, but I think he got the mitt.
• "Frozen mitt": (Slang, dated) A cold or unfriendly reception.
  • I went to apologize, but all I got was a frozen mitt.

Variants and Related Words

• Mitten (n): A type of glove that covers the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
  • She wore woolen mittens to keep her hands warm in the snow.
• Catcher's mitt (n): A specific type of mitt used by the catcher in baseball, heavily padded and without fingers.
• First baseman's mitt (n): A specific type of mitt used by the first baseman, larger than a standard fielder's glove.

Synonyms

• Glove: A covering for the hand with separate sections for each finger.
• Paw: (Informal) A hand, often implying it is large or clumsy.

Related Phrases

• Tip one's mitt: (Slang) To reveal a secret or one's intentions unintentionally.
  • He really tipped his mitt when he started asking about security procedures.

Noun

1. the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
2. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
   • he had the hands of a surgeon
   • he extended his mitt