in general, generally
comprehensive; extensive
overalls, one piece garment made of trousers and a piece of cloth that covers the chest and has shoulder straps (originally worn to protect clothes while working)
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Overall Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(adv.)
Everywhere.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutEverywhere.
overall
\o"ver*all\ (?), adv. everywhere. [obs.]
overall
adj
1. involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"
2. including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed" [syn: total]
n 1: work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps) 2: (british) a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work [syn: boilersuit, boilers suit ]
Noun
1. work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
(hypernym) work-clothing, work-clothes
2. a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work
(synonym) boilersuit, boilers suit
(hypernym) coverall
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Adjective
1. involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"
(similar) general
2. including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed"
(synonym) total
(similar) gross
Overall Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
The total of passenger plus nonpassenger traffic, i.e., the sum of passenger and baggage, freight, express, U.S. mail, and foreign mail. (BTS5)
By the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.Overall Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An overall, coverall, over all, or dungarees, is a type of garment which is usually used as protective clothing when working. Some people call an overall a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers".
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