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

The set includes a pair of high-rise, relaxed pants and a chic long-sleeve shirt with a striped design and buttons at the neckline. —Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025

In the promo shots, the cowboy shirt looks to be made of pink and red silk and the red pants have white cowboy stitching and embellishments. —Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025

Related Articles The collection includes rugby shirts, sweatsuits, a varsity jacket and accessories, totaling 9 exclusive designs, which incorporate PWHL’s purple and Barbie’s pink, with graphics inspired by vintage hockey jerseys. —Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025

Go for an oversized blazer over a button-down shirt or a wide-leg jumpsuit that strikes the perfect balance. —Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 17 Mar. 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