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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweatshirt1

First recorded in 1920–25; sweat + shirt
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Example Sentences

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Even on hot days it can still get cool at night, so I usually throw a sweatshirt in my backpack just in case.

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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.

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

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

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

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