shirt

1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

Off-duty models stepped out in nonchalant style, pairing the jeans with basic tops and simple belts, while fashion show attendees elevated the laidback fits with button-down denim shirts, neckties and colorful knitwear. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

My parents also took us to the market, to buy jeans, shirts, shoes, socks, and a belt. — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

This year, while the festival sells merchandise including shirts, pictures and postcards, Rory Gallagher’s music (on CD, vinyl or cassette) was nowhere to be found. — Ed Christman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026

Continuing a year-long success streak, Chanel artistic director of fashion activities Matthieu Blazy presented a SS27 collection that featured fresh iterations of the hit Charvet shirt, rounded-shoulder jacket and a yellow two-piece skirt and top. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 7 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