mitt
366
3.0
- noun
- /mɪt/
- US
:
guante de béisbol
- Having made the catch, Frank coolly pulls the ball from his mitt as he starts running toward the infield diamond.
- catcher's mitt
- baseball mitt
- baseman's mitt
No, her vajayjay would swallow that like a catcher's Mitt.
- No, her vajayjay would swallow that like a catcher's Mitt.
Examples
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It's a first baseman's mitt.
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He'd see me throwin' in the yard, and no matter how tired he was, he'd always grab his mitt to come out for a catch.
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I--I thought you could have my old mitt so we could play catch sometime.
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" Catcher's mitt, strike two.
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I smoked the last pitch, and it smacked into Skeeter's mitt like the crack of a .30-06.
Fiction book (1996) -
Under his left arm he carried, of all things, a catcher's mitt, a new Rawlings Ernie Lombardi model.
Fiction book (2000) -
With a sound like a 98-mile-per-hour fastball popping into the catcher's mitt, she would bring it on home.
Fiction book (1999) -
Before each game, every player checks that they have their mitt ready to catch the baseball.
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He quickly put on his baseball mitt as the pitcher threw a high fastball.
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The coach reminded the team to bring their mitts for practice to improve their catching skills.
Synonyms
880
1.0
A cover for the hand that keeps it warm or protects it
8
2.0
A large leather glove that baseball players wear to catch the ball
3
2.3
A large padded glove that players use to catch baseballs
Compounds
How Specialized
- US
366
3.0
880
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mitt is a short form of mitten, which means a 'glove' with the fingers together. So imagine a big mitten on a fielder's hand — a baseball mitt is simply a large glove made for catching the ball.