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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shirt•tail /ˈʃɜrtˌteɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the part of a shirt below the waistline:His shirttail was sticking out.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shirt•tail (shûrt′tāl′),USA pronunciation n. - the part of a shirt below the waistline.
- Journalisma brief item added at the end of a related newspaper story. Cf. follow-up (def. 3b).
adj. - quite young and immature in behavior.
- Dialect Terms[Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.]of distant relation, esp. by marriage:some shirttail cousins I'd never met.
v.t. - Informal Termsto append or add (an item) to a discussion or writing:The tariff concessions were shirttailed onto the trade bill.
- shirt + tail1 1835–45, American.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈfol•low-ˌup, n. [countable]- an action that serves to increase or monitor the effectiveness of a previous one:Come back to the doctor's office for a follow-up.
- Journalisma news story providing additional information on an earlier story:wanted to do a follow-up but her editor said not to.
adj. [before a noun] - designed or serving to follow up:a follow-up interview.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fol•low-up (fol′ō up′),USA pronunciation n. - the act of following up.
- an action or thing that serves to increase the effectiveness of a previous one, as a second or subsequent letter, phone call, or visit.
- JournalismAlso called follow.
- a news story providing additional information on a story or article previously published.
- Also called sidebar, supplementary story. a minor news story used to supplement a related story of major importance. Cf. feature story (def. 1), human-interest story, shirttail.
adj. - designed or serving to follow up, esp. to increase the effectiveness of a previous action:a follow-up interview; a follow-up offer.
- of or pertaining to action that follows an initial treatment, course of study, etc.:follow-up care for mental patients; a follow-up survey.
- noun, nominal, adjective, adjectival use of verb, verbal phrase follow up 1920–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shirt-tail n - the part of a shirt that extends below the waist
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