shirt
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A1
A piece of clothing for the upper body, with a collar, sleeves and buttons down the front.
He ironed his best shirt the night before the interview.
This shirt feels too tight around the neck and shoulders.
My shirt got stained with coffee during the morning meeting.
He rolled up his shirt sleeves and picked up the shovel.
Common collocations: a white shirt · shirt and tie · iron a shirt · button up a shirt · short-sleeved shirt · tuck your shirt in
Part of: Clothes
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B1
A light top in a team's colours that players wear during a game.
He wears his team's shirt to every home match.
The players swapped shirts after the final whistle.
Fans queued outside the stadium for the new season shirt.
Common collocations: a football shirt · a home shirt · an away shirt · swap shirts · wear the shirt
Forms
- plural
- shirts