shirt S2 W3 /ʃɜːt $ ʃɜːrt/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: scyrte]

1. a piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms, usually has a collar, and is fastened at the front by buttons ⇒ blouse:
I have to wear a shirt and tie to work.
a check shirt

2. keep your shirt on spoken used to tell someone who is becoming angry that they should stay calm

3. put/bet/stake your shirt on something British English informal to risk all your money on something
⇒ stuffed shirt

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

shirt
noun
ADJ. clean, crisp, fresh He wears a crisp white shirt to the office every day.
baggy | unbuttoned | long-sleeved, short-sleeved | button-down, collarless, open-necked | unironed | football, polo, rugby, sports | Hawaiian
VERB + SHIRT button up, unbutton | pull off | tuck in He tucked his shirt into his trousers.
wash | iron
SHIRT + NOUN button, collar, cuff, front, pocket, sleeve, tail
PHRASES in (your) shirtsleeves (= not wearing a jacket)
 ⇒ Special page at CLOTHES

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

shirt
ʃə:t
See: give the shirt off one's back , keep one's shirt on , lose one's shirt

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲