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sweatshirt

sweatshirt

83 1.0
A loose long-sleeved top made of thick cotton that people wear for sport or casual wear
  • noun
  • /ˈswɛtˌʃɜrt/
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  • He wore a comfortable sweatshirt while jogging in the park.
  • wear a sweatshirt
  • a hooded sweatshirt
  • an oversized sweatshirt

It's moving, it's slow, but like an old sweatshirt, it's really comfortable.

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Examples

  • "A waitress, wearing jeans and a sweatshirt and carrying a coffeepot, came over.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Hey, has anybody seen my red sweatshirt?

  • It's moving, it's slow, but like an old sweatshirt, it's really comfortable.

  • I want to find a sweatshirt that matches these.

  • I suppose with a sweatshirt you should wear long pants.

  • The young woman in the black sweatshirt stays close to the director.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The least you could do is put a sweatshirt and some jeans on.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Then she says, "Hold your arms up," and she helps Larry pull his sweatshirt over his head.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Shivering, he took a sweatshirt from the drawer and pulled it on.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He was wearing a brown shirt, a blue sweatshirt, brown tennis shoes and his grandfather's ring.

Synonyms

hoodie
vssweatshirt
34 1.4

A casual soft sweatshirt with a hood worn for warmth

is a thicker long sleeved cotton garment without a hood for sport use
pullover
vssweatshirt
8 1.9

A sweater or light top you put on by pulling it over your head

is a thicker long sleeved cotton garment meant especially for sport and casual wear

Antonyms

52 2.5

A smart light jacket people often wear with uniforms or for smart casual events

9 2.7

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

How Warm

fleece
22 3.2
hoodie
34 1.4
sweatshirt
83 1.0
T-shirt
400 1.0

Surface Forms

sweatshirt singular
sweatshirts plural

Morphology

sweatshirt = sweat + shirt (transparent) = sweat + shirt

A straightforward compound of 'sweat' + 'shirt' referring to a shirt-like garment associated with sweating or exercise, so learners can deduce the meaning.

Etymology

Sweatshirt comes from the two words sweat ('perspiration') and shirt ('a piece of clothing'). It was first a warm, loose top people wore during exercise to absorb sweat, so a sweatshirt today is a comfortable long-sleeved pullover often used for sport or warmth.