overalls

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overalls

  • /ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz/
  • /ˈɐʉv(ə)ɹəlz/ Australia

noun

  1. UK, plural, plural only A loose-fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them.

    Similar: boiler suit, coveralls

  2. Australia, Canada, US, plural, plural only Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work. That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls.

    Similar: dungarees, overall

  3. UK, plural, plural only Trousers traditionally worn by cavalry.

noun

  1. plural plural of overall

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: general, total, gross, boilersuit, boilers suit, coveralls, pants, combinations, suspenders, bib, bruising, braces, blues, coats, bibbed, blueprints

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noun loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them

Españolmono, buzo, sobretodo, overalls
中文工裝褲 /工装裤 gōngzhuāngkù, 罩衫 zhàoshān, 罩袍 zhàopáo, 罩衣 zhàoyī
Portuguêsmacacão
Françaiscombinaison
DeutschOverall
Italianotuta
Русскийкомбинезо́н kombinezón

noun loose fitting pair of pants with a bib

Españolpeto, overol, mamelucos, zaragüellos
한국어멜빵바지 melppangbaji
Portuguêsmacacão
Françaissalopette
DeutschLatzhose
Italianosalopette
Русскийполукомбинезо́н polukombinezón

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@misc{overalls_2026,
  title = {overalls},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overalls},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}