noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz/
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Australian:/ˈɐʉv(ə)ɹəlz/
CMU ARPABET:OW1 V ER0 AO2 L Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A loose-fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boiler suit, coveralls
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, US, plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dungarees, overall
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Trousers traditionally worn by cavalry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, plural, plural-only
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
plural of overall
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
гащеризо́н
(gašterizón)
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Bulgarian:
комбинезо́н
(kombinezón)
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Chinese Mandarin:
工裝褲 /工装裤
(gōngzhuāngkù)
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Chinese Mandarin:
罩衫
(zhàoshān)
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Chinese Mandarin:
罩袍
(zhàopáo)
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Chinese Mandarin:
罩衣
(zhàoyī)
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Czech:
kombinéza
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Esperanto:
supertuto
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Esperanto:
kombineo
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Finnish:
haalari
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Finnish:
haalarit
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Finnish:
työhaalarit
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
French:
combinaison
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
German:
Overall
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Irish:
forbhríste
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Italian:
tuta
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Polish:
kombinezon
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Portuguese:
macacão
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Russian:
комбинезо́н
(kombinezón)
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Spanish:
mono
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Spanish:
buzo
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Spanish:
sobretodo
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Spanish:
overalls
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Swedish:
overall
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Turkish:
tulum
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Welsh:
ofyrol
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Welsh:
ofyrols
— loose fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them
Bulgarian:
гащеризо́н
(gašterizón)
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Bulgarian:
комбинезо́н
(kombinezón)
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Catalan:
pantaló de peto
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Czech:
montérky
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Dutch:
tuinpak
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Finnish:
haalarit
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Finnish:
haalarihousut
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
French:
salopette
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
German:
Latzhose
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Irish:
dungaraí
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Italian:
salopette
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Korean:
멜빵바지
(melppangbaji)
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Polish:
ogrodniczki
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Portuguese:
macacão
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Russian:
полукомбинезо́н
(polukombinezón)
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Scottish Gaelic:
briogais-biob
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Spanish:
peto
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Spanish:
overol
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Spanish:
mamelucos
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Spanish:
zaragüellos
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Swedish:
snickarbyxor
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Thai:
เอี๊ยม
(íiam)
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Welsh:
ofyrol
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
Welsh:
ofyrols
— loose fitting pair of pants with a bib
