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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shirt /ʃɜrt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga garment for the upper part of the body.
- Clothingan undergarment for the upper part of the body.
Idioms- Informal Terms, Idioms keep one's shirt on, to keep from becoming impatient;
remain calm:Keep your shirt on, I'll be with you in a minute. - Informal Terms lose one's shirt, to suffer a severe loss of money:During the stock market crash a lot of investors lost their shirts.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shirt (shûrt),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- Clothingan undergarment of cotton, or other material, for the upper part of the body.
- Clothinga shirtwaist.
- Clothinga nightshirt.
- in one's shirt sleeves, without a coat:It was so hot that they worked in their shirt sleeves.Also, in one's shirt-sleeves.
- Informal Terms keep one's shirt on, to refrain from becoming angry or impatient;
remain calm:Tell him to keep his shirt on until we're ready. - Informal Terms lose one's shirt, to lose all that one possesses;
suffer a severe financial reverse:He lost his shirt in the stock market.
- bef. 1150; Middle English schirte, Old English scyrte; cognate with German Schürze, Dutch schort apron, Old Norse skyrta skirt
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shirt /ʃɜːt/ n - a garment worn on the upper part of the body, esp by men, usually of light material and typically having a collar and sleeves and buttoning up the front
- short for nightshirt, undershirt
- keep your shirt on ⇒ informal refrain from losing your temper (often used as an exhortation to another)
- put one's shirt on ⇒ informal to bet all one has on (a horse, etc)
Etymology: Old English scyrte; related to Old English sceort short, Old Norse skyrta skirt, Middle High German schurz apron |