"shirtfront" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-shirtfront.ogg Forms: shirtfronts [plural]
Etymology: From shirt + front. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shirt|front}} shirt + front Head templates: {{en-noun}} shirtfront (plural shirtfronts)
  1. The front part of a shirt. Translations (the front part of a shirt): нагръдник (nagrǎdnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), cós [masculine] (Galician), fale dé c'mînse [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), pieptar [neuter] (Romanian), peto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-shirtfront-en-noun-62C5rYu8 Disambiguation of 'the front part of a shirt': 86 11 0 0 3
  2. A detachable insert that simulates the front of a shirt.
    Sense id: en-shirtfront-en-noun-6g6mJ5QX Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 12 9 30 19 28
  3. (cricket) A pitch that is easy to bat on. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-shirtfront-en-noun-Cfk3PK2D Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (Australian rules football) A head-on charge aimed at bumping an opponent to the ground. Categories (topical): Australian rules football, Clothing
    Sense id: en-shirtfront-en-noun-94BHDLcf Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 28 1 53 1 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 16 15 37 15 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 12 9 30 19 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 17 13 38 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 15 12 42 12 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 13 20 34 12 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 2 14 11 38 13 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 2 14 11 37 13 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 2 14 11 36 13 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 14 11 40 14 19
  5. (real estate, slang) An attractive facade applied only to the front of a house. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Real estate
    Sense id: en-shirtfront-en-noun-dW08ydZ~ Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 12 9 30 19 28 Topics: business, real-estate

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-shirtfront.ogg Forms: shirtfronts [present, singular, third-person], shirtfronting [participle, present], shirtfronted [participle, past], shirtfronted [past]
Etymology: From shirt + front. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shirt|front}} shirt + front Head templates: {{en-verb}} shirtfront (third-person singular simple present shirtfronts, present participle shirtfronting, simple past and past participle shirtfronted)
  1. (transitive, Australia, politics) To confront in a threatening manner. Tags: Australia, transitive Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-shirtfront-en-verb-P7zxq5hC Categories (other): Australian English, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 12 9 30 19 28 Topics: government, politics

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          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "confront",
          "confront"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, Australia, politics) To confront in a threatening manner."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-shirtfront.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9c/En-au-shirtfront.ogg/En-au-shirtfront.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/En-au-shirtfront.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shirtfront"
}

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