👕 A top garment 👕 To dress

to shirt

4 8.2

To put a piece of clothing for the upper body on yourself or someone

verb
/ʃɜrt/

: poner la camisa

Please shirt yourself before heading to the party.

Examples

He helped me shirt the baby before taking her out in the cold.
We don't have a lot of time, so why don't you shirt it up, and then we will get what we need, and then we'll be out of your hair.

Date Night (2010)
You make sure to shirt, you know, two tight shoes, trying desperately to fit in.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
I'm like scrambling to put my shirt on and he's looking at me strange.
I'm gonna shirt on.

Countdown (2019)
I need to shirt quickly so we can leave on time.

Synonyms

to apparel

vsto shirt

Formal

1 7.2

To put clothes on someone

put on a single upper garment rather than dressing completely

Idioms

to lose one's shirt

Informal

3 7.3

To be left with almost no money after a bad bet or investment

off like a dirty shirt

Archaic

1 9.9

Leave a place very quickly

to give the shirt off someone's back

Informal

1 7.1

So generous that they would give almost everything to help others

been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

Informal

9.9

A phrase people say to show they have done something before and are not impressed

to buy the T-shirt

Informal

8.7

Have done something yourself and feel bored with it

like a dirty shirt

Informal

9.5

Very quickly and suddenly without waiting or thinking

shirt off someone's back

Informal

7.2

A person who gives all they have to help others

Compounds

T-shirt

400 1.0

A shirt with no collar and short sleeves usually made of cotton and worn casually

dress shirt

9 2.7

A formal men's shirt with a stiff front, worn with a tuxedo

polo shirt

9 1.4

A short-sleeved shirt with a collar and a few buttons often made of cotton

tee shirt

7 1.0

A casual shirt with short sleeves that fits close to the body

button-down shirt

5 2.5

A shirt with collar points that fasten down with buttons

work-shirt

4 2.8

A strong shirt made of thick cloth for people who do physical jobs

stuffed shirt

Offensive

3 8.2

A person who is too formal and thinks they are very important

red shirt

2 8.2

A person in Thailand who supports a political protest group and wears red shirts

shirt button

2 1.0

A small round piece sewn to a shirt to hold the front closed

hair shirt

Literature

1 9.9

A rough piece of clothing of animal hair that you wear next to the skin to show sorrow for sin

sport shirt

1 1.3

A casual short-sleeved top worn for comfort on informal occasions

khaki shirt

1 2.2

A shirt that is light brown and made of strong cotton for work or uniforms

crisp shirt

1 1.6

A neatly pressed shirt that looks clean and sharp

red shirt

1 8.0

A person who supports socialism or communism and wears a red shirt to show it

crossback shirt

6.5

A shirt with straps that cross at the back, leaving the upper back open

evening shirt

4.8

A formal white shirt for men with a stiff front worn with a tuxedo

grubby t-shirt

3.8

A t-shirt that is dirty or looks unwashed

hair-shirt

Formal

9.9

A person or attitude that gives up comfort more than needed for moral reasons

hori shirt

9.9

A loose traditional Japanese shirt worn at festivals or for casual wear

neckbeardy shirt

Slang

9.0

A casual shirt with pictures showing a love of games or comics

raggedy-ass shirt

Offensive

9.4

An old torn shirt with holes that looks very shabby

paytriot shirt

Neologism

9.9

A T-shirt with a flag or patriotic words worn to mock patriotism

seam of a shirt

1.8

The line where two pieces of cloth are sewn together on a shirt

twirly shirt

7.0

A top that spreads out when you spin, often bright and fun

ultranerdy T-shirt

Slang

7.4

A T-shirt that shows strong love for video games, sci-fi and computers

Surface Forms

shirt infinitive

shirted past

shirted past participle

shirting present participle

shirts third person singular

Etymology

Shirt as a verb comes from the noun shirt, which goes back to an old English word meaning 'short' and the same root as short. So to shirt someone is simply to put that upper-body garment on them.