Overall — meaning in English

English meaning

• jumpsuit noun A one-piece garment combining a top and trousers, worn for style, work, or as a uniform.
• overall adj Taking everything into account; general.
• overalls noun A loose garment worn over normal clothing to protect it during dirty or heavy work.

Senses

Overall is used for these senses in English:

• jumpsuit A similar item of clothing used as a prison uniform.
• overall (British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.
• overalls (UK) A loose-fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them.

overall — full definition

1. adj Taking everything into account; general.
2. adv Considering everything as a whole.
3. noun A loose protective garment worn over regular clothes for manual work.

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