shirt S2 W3 /ʃɜːt $ ʃɜːrt/ BrE AmE 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