sweatshirt
- noun
- /ˈswɛtˌʃɜrt/
- 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.
- It's moving, it's slow, but like an old sweatshirt, it's really comfortable.
- Hey Charles, here's a here's a little sweatshirt for you friend.
- But also my sweatshirts drawer is pretty full.
- I'm not wearing a sweatshirt or a hoodie or a T-shirt today.
Examples
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"A waitress, wearing jeans and a sweatshirt and carrying a coffeepot, came over.
Fiction book (1993) -
Hey, has anybody seen my red sweatshirt?
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It's moving, it's slow, but like an old sweatshirt, it's really comfortable.
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I want to find a sweatshirt that matches these.
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I suppose with a sweatshirt you should wear long pants.
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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
A casual soft sweatshirt with a hood worn for warmth
A sweater or light top you put on by pulling it over your head
Antonyms
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.