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mitt

mitt
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mit]
    • /mɪt/
    • /mɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mit]
    • /mɪt/

Definitions of mitt word

  • noun mitt Baseball. 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. 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. 1
  • noun mitt a mitten. 1
  • noun mitt Slang. a hand. 1
  • noun mitt 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. 1
  • noun mitt padded glove 1
  • countable noun mitt Mitts are the same as mittens. 0

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Origin of mitt

First appearance:

before 1755
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65; short for mitten

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Mitt

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mitt popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

mitt usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mitt

noun mitt

  • capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
  • incarceration — the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure: The incarceration rate has increased dramatically.
  • imprisonment — to confine in or as if in a prison.
  • detention — Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
  • commitment — Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system.

Antonyms for mitt

noun mitt

  • refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
  • liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
  • release — to lease again.
  • freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
  • rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.

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