shirt

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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

shirtlessness noun

shirtlike

ˈshərt-ˌlīk 

adjective

shirtless

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adjective

shirt·​less -|t|lə̇s 

: being without a shirt

shirtlessness noun

plural -es

Examples of shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Ben-Gvir, dressed in a white shirt and white kippah, speaks halting English. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

There was now a Kalshi Concourse in the arena, and outside, a content creator wearing a Kalshi T-shirt led a prayer circle before tip-off on Tuesday. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026

Then Matt went looking for his wife, his shirt full of blood. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Over it, a Helly Hansen long underwear shirt featuring modernist racing stripes down the sleeves, to provide a bit of visual architecture. — Heidi Julavits, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

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