# sweatshirt

Pronunciation: say "SWET-shurt" US /ˈswɛtʃəːt/, UK /ˈswɛtˌʃɜːt/

## Noun

1. A loose, long-sleeved top, usually made of knit fleece, worn for exercise or as casual clothing.
   - Simple: A soft, warm top with long sleeves, worn for sports or for relaxing.
   - _He throws on a gray sweatshirt before heading to the gym each morning._
   - _The team handed out matching sweatshirts to fans after the championship._
2. A shirt worn next to the skin, usually beneath other clothing, to absorb sweat.
   - Simple: A shirt worn next to your skin, often under other clothes, to soak up sweat.
   - _The thin cotton sweatshirt against his skin soaked up the sweat of the climb, so his wool coat stayed dry._
   - _She slipped a clean sweatshirt beneath her blouse before her shift._

## Origin

A compound of "sweat" and "shirt".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sweatshirt (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).