mitt

¹

[ mit ]

noun

1. Baseball.
   1. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
   2. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
2. a mitten.
3. Slang. a hand.
4. a glove that leaves the lower ends of the fingers bare, especially a long one made of lace or other fancy material and worn by women.

mitt.

²

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) send.

mitt

/ mɪt /

noun

1. any of various glovelike hand coverings, such as one that does not cover the fingers
2. short for mitten
3. baseball a large round thickly padded leather mitten worn by the catcher See also glove
4. often plural a slang word for hand
5. slang.
   a boxing glove

Word History and Origins

Origin of mitt¹

First recorded in 1755–65; short for mitten

Origin of mitt²

From the Latin word mitte

Word History and Origins

Origin of mitt¹

C18: shortened from mitten

Example Sentences

Those senators are likely to be familiar with how defying Trump worked out for Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who is now on his way to retirement.

From Salon

In response, Republican senator Mitt Romney said Gabbard had embraced "actual Russian propaganda".

From BBC

In Roberts’ analysis, Trump represents a break from the establishment, despite some of his recent cabinet appointments, like reported Secretary of State pick Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and that Trump has been a Republican power broker since 2012, when Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, traveled to New York during his presidential campaign to seek Trump’s endorsement.

From Salon

Our friend Jeff Sharlet reacted by saying that Biden’s speech was misinformation: “A moderate- or low-information voter who tuned in to that, not sure what to think, would have come away thinking that the Democrats had lost to a Mitt Romney or a John McCain. They would take it as permission to tune out again till ’28.”

From Slate

He has since become a stalwart of Republican politics, and was once floated as a potential running mate to 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney and to Trump in 2024.

From BBC

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