noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈswɛtʃəːt/
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CMU ARPABET:S W EH1 T SH ER2 T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: undershirt
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pullover, slipover
History
Etymology
From sweat + shirt.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
суи́тър
(suítǎr)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Catalan:
dessuadora
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Chinese Mandarin:
運動衫 /运动衫
(yùndòng shān)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Czech:
mikina
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Dutch:
sweatshirt
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Finnish:
collegepaita
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Finnish:
collegepusero
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
French:
sweat-shirt
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
French:
sweatshirt
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
French:
coton ouaté
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
German:
Sweatshirt
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Greek:
φούτερ
(foúter)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Hungarian:
melegítőfelső
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Italian:
felpa
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Japanese:
トレーナー
(torēnā)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Japanese:
スウェットシャツ
(suwettoshatsu)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Korean:
스웨트셔츠
(seuweteusyeocheu)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Korean:
맨투맨
(maentumaen)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Iranian Persian:
سویتشِرْت
(suitšert)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Polish:
bluza
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Portuguese:
moletom
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Russian:
олимпи́йка
(olimpíjka)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Russian:
сви́тер
(svítɛr)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Russian:
сви́тер
(svíter)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Russian:
балахо́н
(balaxón)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Russian:
ма́стерка
(másterka)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Russian:
фуфа́йка
(fufájka)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Russian:
свитшо́т
(svitšót)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Russian:
толсто́вка
(tolstóvka)
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Spanish:
sudadera
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Spanish:
buzo
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Spanish:
chompa
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Spanish:
polerón
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Spanish:
sudador
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Spanish:
chándal
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Swedish:
sweatshirt
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Swedish:
collegetröja
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Swedish:
(långärmad) tröja
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Welsh:
crys chwys
— loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel
Finnish:
hikipaita
— shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat
Polish:
podkoszulek
— shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat
Russian:
фуфа́йка
(fufájka)
— shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat
Russian:
толсто́вка
(tolstóvka)
— shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat