51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

sweatshirt

or sweat shirt

[ swet-shurt ]

noun

  1. a loose, long-sleeved, collarless pullover of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, with close-fitting or elastic cuffs and sometimes a drawstring at the waist, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.


sweatshirt

/ ˈɛˌʃɜː /

noun

  1. a long-sleeved knitted cotton sweater worn by athletes, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sweatshirt1

First recorded in 1920–25; sweat + shirt
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Footage showed some being returned in sweatshirts with the Star of David on them and the words: "We do not forget and we do not forgive" written in Arabic.

From

Her gear for the day: a Dodgers World Series sweatshirt and cap.

From

Outside of Progress, a gay man’s sweatshirt caught my eye.

From

Another teenage girl with a heart emblazoned on her sweatshirt leaned against her mom as they sat in the gallery.

From

For 50 years, his family's clothing business in India's northwestern textile city of Ludhiana has made jackets, sweaters and sweatshirts.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement