Usually means: Confront someone aggressively and directly.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word shirtfront:

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  1. shirtfront: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. shirtfront: Merriam-Webster
  3. shirtfront: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. shirtfront: Collins English Dictionary
  5. shirtfront: Vocabulary.com
  6. shirtfront: Wordnik
  7. shirtfront: Wiktionary
  8. shirtfront: Dictionary.com
  9. shirtfront: Rhymezone
  10. shirtfront: FreeDictionary.org
  11. shirtfront: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. shirtfront: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. shirtfront: Encyclopedia

(Note: See shirtfronts as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  The front part of a shirt.
noun:  A detachable insert that simulates the front of a shirt.
noun:  (cricket) A pitch that is easy to bat on.
noun:  (Australian rules football) A head-on charge aimed at bumping an opponent to the ground.
noun:  (real estate, slang) An attractive facade applied only to the front of a house.
verb:  (transitive, Australia, politics) To confront in a threatening manner.

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