overalls
- 1Loose pants held up by shoulder straps, with a cloth panel across the chest, often worn for work.
Like pants that come up over your chest and hang from your shoulders by two straps.
The farmer pulled on his overalls before heading out to feed the cattle.
She wore denim overalls with a faded T-shirt to the county fair.
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- 2A loose piece of clothing worn over your normal clothes to protect them.
Like a big layer of clothing you put on top to keep your real clothes clean.
The mechanic zipped up his overalls before sliding under the car.
Painters wore overalls to keep splashes off their clothes.
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- 3Special pants worn by soldiers who ride horses, as part of their uniform.
Like the special pants a horse-riding soldier wears as part of the uniform.
The cavalry officer's overalls were pressed sharp for the regimental parade.
Mounted troopers wore overalls strapped beneath the boot to keep a smooth line.
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- 4Plural of overall. In the US, overalls is one garment, pants with a bib and straps, as in a pair of overalls.
He hung two pairs of overalls on the hook by the door.
The shop sells overalls in several sizes.
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overalls is a form of overall
overall, noun: Work pants with a part that covers the chest, held up by straps over the shoulders. Full entry
- Forms
- overalloveralls plural
- Spelling
- overall → overalls: add -s
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