COVERALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coverall mean? 

• COVERALL (noun)
  The noun COVERALL has 1 sense:

1. a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing

  Familiarity information: COVERALL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COVERALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("coverall" is a kind of...):

protective garment (clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coverall"):

dust coat; duster; gabardine; gaberdine; smock (a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles)

jumper (a coverall worn by children)

boilers suit; boilersuit; overall (a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work)