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Definition of mitt in English: mittnoun mɪtmɪt usually mitts1A mitten. Example sentencesExamples - Dressed in an apron with oven mitts to match, she noticed him and smiled.
- I had to move fast so as not to get caught, but I managed to snag an oven mitt.
- All in all, we're disappointed that we couldn't put on our oven mitts, because we were definitely in a brownie-baking mood.
- I cut the oven off and put on an oven mitt and took the tray of hot cookies out of the oven and put them onto the cooling rack with the others.
- A few seconds later, Sam arrived at the door, face red and hot and clad in an apron and oven mitts.
- Buy an oven mitt and then fill it with cooking utensils from a dollar store - wooden spoons, spatula, rubber scrapers, etc.
- Use an oven mitt or kitchen towel when handling or cleaning the hot grill.
- These were served on hot plates, with the service staff wearing oven mitts.
- For problem areas such as elbows, knees, hands and feet, put on extra lotion or cream (wear mitts and footies to bed, as needed).
- And chintz tea towels and oven mitts that are anything but chintzy.
- It was still sizzling and even through the oven mitt, the pan was on fire.
- Get this - old sweaters are unravelled on a regular basis with the wool used for ‘new’ scarves, mitts and toques.
- ‘You're awfully quiet,’ he mentioned, taking off some oven mitts and turning to face me.
- ‘Yeah, and you lit your oven mitts on fire, too,’ I added, stifling my laughter.
- Our new range for 2006 is a fully co-ordinated set of clothing, from mitts and bootees to Babygros and outdoor suits.
- I wore an oven mitt to protect my hand from the cold.
- The victim managed to retrieve her jacket and ran out the door leaving her sweater, mitts, hat and scarf inside.
- For example, Irniq saw an older woman sewing reindeer skin mittens in the same way Inuit women make caribou mitts.
- He turned to them, slipping off his oven mitts and smiling.
- To prevent thumb-sucking, one recommended pinning the sleeves shut or wrapping the baby in a shawl to sleep, while another advised sewing mitts onto pajama sleeves.
- 1.1 A glove leaving the fingers and thumb-tip exposed.
Example sentencesExamples - The temperatures of around 20F can be a problem for some pilots who have only gloves and no mitts.
- There are definite tricks to tasks such as fitting a mask, manipulating camera controls, tightening straps and all the other things divers need to do without thinking about it while wearing dry gloves or mitts.
- 1.2Baseball A large fingerless glove worn by the catcher or first baseman.
Example sentencesExamples - It didn't do any good reminding them that when I was their age I only received one modest gift, a baseball mitt or electronic game.
- The shadowbox incorporated a baseball mitt and trophies.
- You just don't see 10-year-old kids throwing around a rugby ball or kicking a soccer ball in the States; they've either got a baseball mitt on their hand or are throwing around a basketball or football.
- I wanted a baseball mitt so bad a sweet hurt blossomed in my stomach whenever I thought about it…
- For the love of a glove: a baseball mitt just isn't a necessary piece of equipment, it's a part of life for many players
- 1.3informal A person's hand.
it's essential to get your mitts on a pair of low-slung combat trousers Example sentencesExamples - And possibly most importantly, I can have that last piece of Chocolate cake before he gets his grubby little mitts on it.
- So, if and when you finally hold a publisher's contract in your trembling little mitt, take a good look at what it says.
- The dime-size mesh vent on the back of the hand keeps your mitts from overheating, but it can also let in moisture.
- Tickets for the 200-capacity date next month may have been snapped up within hours of going on sale but we have managed to get our mitts on a pair of the coveted items.
- This big grumbly rumbly bear of a man with shoulders wider than most airline seats and mitts so big that my kitty Abby could probably sit comfortably in his palm likes my silly pet name for him.
- They're trying to get their grubby mitts on our big cars and mansions in Pondok Indah and Bintaro.
Origin Mid 18th century: abbreviation of mitten. Rhymes acquit, admit, backlit, bedsit, befit, bit, Brit, Britt, chit, commit, demit, dit, emit, fit, flit, frit, git, grit, hit, intermit, it, kit, knit, legit, lickety-split, lit, manumit, mishit, nit, omit, outsit, outwit, permit, pit, Pitt, pretermit, quit, remit, retrofit, sit, skit, slit, snit, spit, split, sprit, squit, submit, transmit, twit, whit, wit, writ, zit Definition of mitt in US English: mittnounmɪtmit 1usually mittsA mitten. we recommend using a potholder or insulated mitt Example sentencesExamples - Our new range for 2006 is a fully co-ordinated set of clothing, from mitts and bootees to Babygros and outdoor suits.
- It was still sizzling and even through the oven mitt, the pan was on fire.
- To prevent thumb-sucking, one recommended pinning the sleeves shut or wrapping the baby in a shawl to sleep, while another advised sewing mitts onto pajama sleeves.
- For problem areas such as elbows, knees, hands and feet, put on extra lotion or cream (wear mitts and footies to bed, as needed).
- I wore an oven mitt to protect my hand from the cold.
- I had to move fast so as not to get caught, but I managed to snag an oven mitt.
- For example, Irniq saw an older woman sewing reindeer skin mittens in the same way Inuit women make caribou mitts.
- I cut the oven off and put on an oven mitt and took the tray of hot cookies out of the oven and put them onto the cooling rack with the others.
- These were served on hot plates, with the service staff wearing oven mitts.
- And chintz tea towels and oven mitts that are anything but chintzy.
- He turned to them, slipping off his oven mitts and smiling.
- Dressed in an apron with oven mitts to match, she noticed him and smiled.
- ‘You're awfully quiet,’ he mentioned, taking off some oven mitts and turning to face me.
- All in all, we're disappointed that we couldn't put on our oven mitts, because we were definitely in a brownie-baking mood.
- Get this - old sweaters are unravelled on a regular basis with the wool used for ‘new’ scarves, mitts and toques.
- Buy an oven mitt and then fill it with cooking utensils from a dollar store - wooden spoons, spatula, rubber scrapers, etc.
- The victim managed to retrieve her jacket and ran out the door leaving her sweater, mitts, hat and scarf inside.
- Use an oven mitt or kitchen towel when handling or cleaning the hot grill.
- ‘Yeah, and you lit your oven mitts on fire, too,’ I added, stifling my laughter.
- A few seconds later, Sam arrived at the door, face red and hot and clad in an apron and oven mitts.
- 1.1 A glove leaving the fingers and thumb-tip exposed.
Example sentencesExamples - There are definite tricks to tasks such as fitting a mask, manipulating camera controls, tightening straps and all the other things divers need to do without thinking about it while wearing dry gloves or mitts.
- The temperatures of around 20F can be a problem for some pilots who have only gloves and no mitts.
- 1.2informal A person's hand.
no sensible curator would let you put your grubby little mitts on a 250-year-old treasure Example sentencesExamples - The dime-size mesh vent on the back of the hand keeps your mitts from overheating, but it can also let in moisture.
- This big grumbly rumbly bear of a man with shoulders wider than most airline seats and mitts so big that my kitty Abby could probably sit comfortably in his palm likes my silly pet name for him.
- They're trying to get their grubby mitts on our big cars and mansions in Pondok Indah and Bintaro.
- So, if and when you finally hold a publisher's contract in your trembling little mitt, take a good look at what it says.
- Tickets for the 200-capacity date next month may have been snapped up within hours of going on sale but we have managed to get our mitts on a pair of the coveted items.
- And possibly most importantly, I can have that last piece of Chocolate cake before he gets his grubby little mitts on it.
2Baseball
A protective glove, especially one worn by a catcher and having one section for the thumb and another for all four fingers. he sent the ball hurtling into the catcher's mitt Example sentencesExamples - It didn't do any good reminding them that when I was their age I only received one modest gift, a baseball mitt or electronic game.
- The shadowbox incorporated a baseball mitt and trophies.
- You just don't see 10-year-old kids throwing around a rugby ball or kicking a soccer ball in the States; they've either got a baseball mitt on their hand or are throwing around a basketball or football.
- For the love of a glove: a baseball mitt just isn't a necessary piece of equipment, it's a part of life for many players
- I wanted a baseball mitt so bad a sweet hurt blossomed in my stomach whenever I thought about it…
Phrases informal Keep one's hands away from; not touch. keep your mitts off the fan control! Example sentencesExamples - We've got our eye on that one, so keep your mitts off.
- His critics have been relieved that he has (so far) had to keep his mitts off the Supreme Court.
- But he couldn't keep his mitts off the managerial side when he should have, and he couldn't put his hand deep enough in the till when he needed to.
- The noise is just one of several barks, squeals, and cries in a squirrel's vocabulary; others connote ‘I'm angry,’ ‘Time to come home, Junior,’ and ‘I've just mated with her; keep your mitts off.’
- A note card is taped to the front, and in careless handwriting it says: Nora's Diary, I am eight years old, keep your mitts off, don't touch, this means you!
- Uh, sure, as long as keep your mitts off my grub!
Origin Mid 18th century: abbreviation of mitten. |