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shirt

[ shurt ]

noun

  1. a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
  2. an undergarment of cotton, or other material, for the upper part of the body.


shirt

/ ʃɜːt /

noun

  1. a garment worn on the upper part of the body, esp by men, usually of light material and typically having a collar and sleeves and buttoning up the front
  2. keep your shirt on informal.
    refrain from losing your temper (often used as an exhortation to another)
  3. put one's shirt on informal.
    to bet all one has on (a horse, etc)
  4. lose one's shirt on informal.
    to lose all one has on (a horse, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • shirtless adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shirt1

before 1150; Middle English schirte, Old English scyrte; cognate with German Schürze, Dutch schort apron, Old Norse skyrta skirt
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shirt1

Old English scyrte; related to Old English sceort short , Old Norse skyrta skirt, Middle High German schurz apron
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. in one's shirt sleeves, without a coat: Also in one's shirt-sleeves.

    It was so hot that they worked in their shirt sleeves.

  2. keep one's shirt on, Informal. to refrain from becoming angry or impatient; remain calm:

    Tell him to keep his shirt on until we're ready.

  3. lose one's shirt, Informal. to lose all that one possesses; suffer a severe financial reverse:

    He lost his shirt in the stock market.

More idioms and phrases containing shirt

see give the shirt off one's back ; hair shirt ; keep one's shirt on ; lose one's shirt ; stuffed shirt .
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Example Sentences

Bozeman, who spent four seasons in Baltimore and is the starting center, says the similarities are apparent down to the smallest details, such as practicing during the off week or wearing custom blue-collar work shirts.

“And I thought he had the coolest shirts I’d ever seen in my life.”

The BBC has also spoken to a number of businesses from south Wales who said they paid hundreds in sponsorship, in return for their company name on the front of shirts, on banners and kit.

From BBC

“Every time Chad loses his shirt, have a sip of wine, beer or eat a cookie,” he laughs over Zoom, as one hand brushes his golden strands behind his ear.

Biceps bulging out of a sleeveless shirt, sweaty scalp wrapped in a white bandana, plastered fingers on his left hand gripping a racquet.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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