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Definitions

mitt

[mit] / mɪt /
NOUN
arrest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capture detention imprisonment incarceration jailing
STRONG
accommodation apprehension appropriation bag bust captivity collar commitment confinement constraint crimp drop fall gaff glom grab heat hook nab nail nick nip pickle pinch pull restraining sequestering snare sweep
WEAK
booby trap pick up preventive custody protective custody pull in run-in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freedom release
STRONG
liberation refusal rise
WEAK
activation encouragement letting go
NOUN
fist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clenched fist hand paw
STRONG
clasp clutch grasp grip hold vise
NOUN
glove
Synonyms
STRONG
gage gauntlet mitten muff
NOUN
hand
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appendage fist grip palm
STRONG
duke extremity fin grasp hold hook metacarpus paw shaker
Antonyms
STRONGEST
foot

Example Sentences

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He now keeps a catcher’s mitt on his desk—in Dick’s green.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Frequently, there are multiple layers of B-net with space in between that combined to act as a catcher’s mitt.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Out came bowling coach Morne Morkel to catch extra work with his baseball mitt.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

It’s a familiar problem to anyone who had a baseball mitt as a kid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

I would put my mitt on the inside corner for a target.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.