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pullover

/ˈpʊləʊvə(ɹ)/

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

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

pullover (plural pullovers)

  1. A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front.
  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.
  3. (horizontal bar) 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.
  4. An instance of a vehicle being pulled over.
    • I followed my training in the academy regarding vehicle pullovers.2010, D. E. Gray, The Warrior in Me, page 23

pullover meaning in Arabic, Malay, Vietnamese and Myanmar

pullover in Arabic

sweater
مِعْطَف miʕṭaf, كِنْزَة kinza, بُلوفَر bulōfar, bulōvar, سُتْرَة sutra

pullover in Malay

sweater
baju panas sarung, pullover

pullover in Vietnamese

sweater
áo len có nón, áo len chui đầu, áo pu-lơ-vơ

pullover in Myanmar

sweater
ခေါင်းစွပ်ဆွယ်တာ hkaung:cwaphcwaita

Forms of pullover

pluralpullovers

Plural of pullover: pullovers

Origin of pullover

Deverbal from pull over.

Words formed from pullover

Questions about pullover

What does pullover mean?
Pullover means a sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front.
What is pullover in Arabic?
Pullover in Arabic is مِعْطَف (miʕṭaf), كِنْزَة (kinza), بُلوفَر (bulōfar, bulōvar). See Pullover meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is pullover?
Pullover is a noun.
How do you pronounce pullover?
Pullover is pronounced /ˈpʊləʊvə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of pullover?
The plural of pullover is pullovers.

Words near pullover in the dictionary

  1. Pullmanizing
  2. Pullmans
  3. pullorum
  4. pullout
  5. pullouts
  6. pullover
  7. pullovered
  8. pullovers
  9. Pulloxhill
  10. pulls
  11. pulls a face

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