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pullover

noun · 5 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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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpʊləʊvə(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An exercise performed lying on the back in which the arms are extended behind the head and exertion lifts the weight above the head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An exercise in which the gymnast pulls up from a hang lifting the legs up and over the bar thus rolling into a support position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: horizontal bar

Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An instance of a vehicle being pulled over.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, law-enforcement

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: slipover

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sweater, jumper

Narrower terms: sweatshirt

History

Etymology

Deverbal from pull over.

Across languages

Translations

89 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pulovër — sweater
  • Arabic: مِعْطَف (miʕṭaf) — sweater
  • Arabic: كِنْزَة (kinza) — sweater
  • Arabic: بُلوفَر (bulōfar, bulōvar) — sweater
  • Arabic: سُتْرَة (sutra) — sweater
  • Arabic: بلوڤر (blōvar) — sweater
  • Arabic: بلوفر (bulōfar, bulōvar) — sweater
  • Armenian: սվիտեր (sviter) — sweater
  • Armenian: պուլովեր (pulover) — sweater
  • Belarusian: пуло́вер (pulóvjer) — sweater
  • Belarusian: сві́тар (svítar) — sweater
  • Belarusian: швэ́дар (švédar) — sweater
  • Bulgarian: пуло́вер (pulóver) — sweater
  • Burmese: ခေါင်းစွပ်ဆွယ်တာ (hkaung:cwaphcwaita) — sweater
  • Chinese Mandarin: 套衫 (tàoshān) — sweater
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛衣 (máoyī) — sweater
  • Czech: pulover — sweater
  • Danish: pullover — sweater
  • Dutch: trui — sweater
  • Esperanto: pulovero — sweater
  • Estonian: kampsun — sweater
  • Estonian: pullover — sweater
  • Estonian: sviiter — sweater
  • Estonian: džemper — sweater
  • Finnish: villapaita — sweater
  • French: pull-over — sweater
  • French: chandail — sweater
  • Galician: xersei — sweater
  • Georgian: პულოვერი (ṗuloveri) — sweater
  • German: Pullover — sweater
  • Greek: πουλόβερ (poulóver) — sweater
  • Hungarian: pulóver — sweater
  • Ido: trikoturo — sweater
  • Ido: jerzeo — sweater
  • Italian: maglione — sweater
  • Italian: pullover — sweater
  • Japanese: プルオーバー (puruōbā) — sweater
  • Japanese: セーター (sētā) — sweater
  • Khmer: អាវយឺត (ʼaaw yɨɨt) — sweater
  • Korean: 풀오버 (purobeo) — sweater
  • Korean: 스웨터 (seuweteo) — sweater
  • Latvian: pulovers — sweater
  • Lithuanian: puloveris — sweater
  • Lithuanian: megztinis — sweater
  • Luxembourgish: Pullover — sweater
  • Macedonian: џемпер (džemper) — sweater
  • Malay: baju panas sarung — sweater
  • Malay: pullover — sweater
  • Maltese: ġersi — sweater
  • Iranian Persian: پولُوِر (pulover) — sweater
  • Plautdietsch: Woljak — sweater
  • Polish: sweter — sweater
  • Polish: pulower — sweater
  • Portuguese: pulôver — sweater
  • Romanian: pulover — sweater
  • Russian: пуло́вер (pulóver) — sweater
  • Russian: сви́тер (svítɛr) — sweater
  • Scottish Gaelic: geansaidh — sweater
  • Serbo-Croatian: џемпер — sweater
  • Serbo-Croatian: džemper — sweater
  • Sicilian: gorfu — sweater
  • Sicilian: magghiuni — sweater
  • Sicilian: pullover — sweater
  • Slovak: pulóver — sweater
  • Slovene: pulover — sweater
  • Spanish: pulóver — sweater
  • Swedish: pullover — sweater
  • Swedish: tröja — sweater
  • Turkish: kazak — sweater
  • Turkish: süveter — sweater
  • Ukrainian: пуло́вер (pulóver) — sweater
  • Ukrainian: светр (svetr) — sweater
  • Uzbek: pulover — sweater
  • Vietnamese: áo len có nón — sweater
  • Vietnamese: áo len chui đầu — sweater
  • Vietnamese: áo pu-lơ-vơ — sweater
  • Bulgarian: пуло́увър (pulóuvǎr) — weightlifting over the head
  • Finnish: yliveto — weightlifting over the head
  • German: Überzug — weightlifting over the head
  • Polish: przenoszenie sztangielki zza głowy — weightlifting over the head
  • Russian: пулло́вер (pullóver) — weightlifting over the head
  • Swedish: pullover — weightlifting over the head
  • Finnish: kieppi — bar exercise
  • Italian: pesi — bar exercise
  • Italian: sollevamento pesi — bar exercise
  • Polish: przenoszenie sztangielki zza głowy — bar exercise
  • Serbo-Croatian: у̏зма̄х — bar exercise
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȕzmāh — bar exercise
  • Swedish: pullover — bar exercise