shirt

noun

ˈshərt 

1

: a garment for the upper part of the body: such as

a

: a cloth garment usually having a collar, sleeves, a front opening, and a tail long enough to be tucked inside trousers or a skirt

b

: undershirt

2

: all or a large part of one's money or resources

lost his shirt on that business deal

shirtless

ˈshərt-ləs 

adjective

Examples of shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s an alternate timeline where Shinji Kagawa and Nick Powell come good in a United shirt. —Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025

Stormi gives a soft smile next to her mom, wearing a striped shirt and her hair in braids. —Hannah Sacks, People.com, 16 May 2025

For the event, Theron wore a pristine white shirt dress from Givenchy’s fall 2025 ready-to-wear collection, which was presented during Paris Fashion Week in March. —Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 May 2025

The flattering drape is enhanced by side slits on the shirt, which add extra comfort and flowiness to the top. —Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English shirte, from Old English scyrte; akin to Old Norse skyrta shirt, Old English scort short

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing shirt

• aloha shirt
• bloody shirt
• body shirt
• bush shirt
• camp shirt
• dress shirt
• give (someone) the shirt off one's back
• hair shirt
• Hawaiian shirt
• henley shirt
• keep your shirt on
• lose one's shirt
• lumberjack shirt
• muscle shirt
• polo shirt
• put one's shirt on
• ringer T-shirt
• shirt jacket
• sport shirt
• sports shirt
• stuffed shirt
• tee shirt
• T-shirt

Rhymes for shirt

• blurt
• chert
• curt
• dirt
• flirt
• girt
• hurt
• peart
• pert
• skirt
• spurt
• squirt

Kids Definition

shirt

noun

ˈshərt 

1

: a garment for the upper part of the body usually with a collar, sleeves, a front opening, and a tail long enough to be tucked inside pants or a skirt

2

: undershirt