shirt
noun
\ ˈshərt
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Definition of shirt
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
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Other Words from shirt
shirtless
\ ˈshərt-ləs
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of shirt in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At practice, he was seen wearing a custom shirt with a gold chain superimposed upon it. — Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, "High School Football Preview: Jimmy Nolan looks to bring back belief at Costa Mesa," 29 Aug. 2019 The model sported an oversize chambray shirt with the sleeves left unbuttoned, a piece not unlike the wacky, ’90s-era garb of Will Smith during his Fresh Prince years. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Gigi Hadid Puts a Supermodel Spin on the Canadian Tuxedo," 29 Aug. 2019 Get half off Eddie Bauer apparel, such as flannel shirts, jeans, vests, and jackets for fall and winter. — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, "The Best Labor Day Deals to Shop This Weekend," 29 Aug. 2019 Speaking Italian fluently and dressed in raggedy-looking jeans and a simple shirt with a pack of Camels peeking out the breast pocket, Adelman tells the story of his life. — Fortune, "Meet the Man Selling Hundreds of Signed Copies of Philip Roth Books on a New York Street Corner," 24 Aug. 2019 Numerous runners wore black-and-white ball caps that memorialized him, and some wore T-shirts with photos of him in the Alaska outdoors. — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, "The wind roars at Anchorage RunFest, and so do the women," 19 Aug. 2019 Blake stayed true to his country roots and kept things simple with blue jeans, a black collared shirt, and cowboy boots. — Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "Gwen Stefani Wore the Wildest Outfit on a Rare 'Date Night' With Blake Shelton," 17 Aug. 2019 While the Kawhis of the world are living their dreams and wearing t-shirts with funny slogans, a bunch of other NBA stars are in wildly different situations with something to prove to a slew of doubters. — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "Comeback Season: Seven NBA Stars With the Most to Prove in 2019-20," 14 Aug. 2019 Company: Gap What happened: Released a t-shirt with a map of China that did not include Taiwan in its territory. — Nikhil Sonnad, Quartz, "Versace is the latest major brand to express its “deepest apologies” to China," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shirt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for shirt
shirt
noun
English Language Learners Definition of shirt
: a piece of clothing for the upper body that has sleeves and usually a collar and buttons down the front
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shirt
noun
\ ˈshərt
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Kids Definition of shirt
: a piece of clothing for the upper part of the body usually with sleeves and often a collar
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