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1overall
adverb over·all \ˌō-vər-ˈȯl\
: with everyone or everything included
: as a whole : in general
Full Definition of OVERALL
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: all over 1 <the pattern used overall>
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: from one end to the other <600 feet long overall>
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a : in view of all the circumstances or conditions <overall, the sale was a success> b : as a whole : generally <doesn't do as well overall> c : with everyone or everything taken into account <was third overall in earnings> <got 31 miles to the gallon overall>
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First Known Use of OVERALL
13th century
Related to OVERALL
- Synonyms
- all told, altogether, collectedly, collectively, inclusively, all around, together
Rhymes with OVERALL
above all, aerosol, after all, alcohol, all in all, altar call, barbital, basketball, body wall, borough hall, buckyball, butanol, butterball, buttonball, cannonball, carryall, caterwaul, cattle call, Chinese wall, city hall, climbing wall, conference call, cortisol, cover-all, coverall, crystal ball, curtain call, Demerol, disenthrall, Donegal, entresol, ethanol, evenfall, free-for-all, gasohol, girasole, gopher ball, Grand Guignol, haute école, hiring hall, judgment call, know-it-all, knuckleball, Komsomol, matzo ball, Mendenhall, methanol, music hall, Montreal, Nembutal, off-the-wall, overcall, overhaul, paddleball, parasol, party wall, Pentothal, preinstall, protocol, racquetball, Seconal, Senegal, shopping mall, study hall, tattersall, tetherball, therewithal, timolol, uninstall, urban sprawl, volleyball, wailing wall, wake-up call, wall-to-wall, warts-and-all, waterfall, wherewithal
2overall
noun over·all \ˈō-vər-ˌȯl\
overalls : a pair of pants with an extra piece attached that covers the chest and has straps that go over the shoulders
: a loose coat that is worn over clothes so that they do not get dirty
overalls : a piece of clothing that is worn over other clothes to protect them
Full Definition of OVERALL
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a plural archaic : loose protective trousers worn over regular clothes b usually plural : trousers of strong material usually with a bib and shoulder straps
2
chiefly British : a loose-fitting protective smock worn over regular clothing
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First Known Use of OVERALL
1797
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3overall
adjective over·all \ˌō-vər-ˈȯl, ˈō-vər-ˌ\
: including everyone or everything
: viewed as a whole or in general
Full Definition of OVERALL
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: including everything
2
: viewed as a whole : general
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First Known Use of OVERALL
1894
Related to OVERALL
- Synonyms
- across-the-board, blanket, broad-brush, common, generic, global, general, universal
- Antonyms
- individual, particular
OVERALL Defined for Kids
1overall
adverb over·all \ˌō-vər-ˈȯl\
Definition of OVERALL for Kids
: as a whole : in most ways <They did a nice job overall.>
2overall
adjective
Definition of OVERALL for Kids
: including everyone or everything <overall expenses>
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