Definition: 1. Work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps. 2. A loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work. 3. Involving only main features. 4. Including everything.
Use 'overall' in a sentence:
1. Overall, 22.7 percent of the 172 children had GI problems.
2. The overall ambience of the room is cosy.
3. It has experienced an overall decline in air quality.
4. Her second-place finish in the final race was enough to clinch the overall victory.
5. We wanted to soften the light without destroying the overall effect of space.
6. There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner.
7. No, nothing specific, but I like it overall.
8. The president has been accused of failing to articulate an overall vision in foreign affairs.
9. The Longhorns have won a national title and are seeded first overall.
10. That was bad for my overall fitness goals.
11. The overall risk for people living nearby is relatively small.
12. Overall, earth is warming at a rapid pace.
13. Overall business activity is slipping.
14. There was little difference between men and women overall.
15. For the country overall, house prices have remained flat.
16. It is usually the woman who assumes overall care of the baby.
17. It has become a crucial part of employees' overall work experience.
18. Overall, this is a very useful book.
19. Overall earth is warming at a rapid pace.
20. British Telecom agreed to keep overall price increases to 7.5 per cent below inflation.
21. Overall, there were more losers than gainers.
22. The overall facts ought to reassure us.
23. His overall condition remained fragile.
24. To obtain the overall score, add up the totals in each column.
25. The overall tone of the book is gently nostalgic.
26. He has a good overall sense of justice and fairness.
27. This overall figure conceals wide divergences between the main industrial countries.
28. The company will invest$ 1.6m overall in new equipment.
29. Overall these students rank in the 21st percentile on the tests ─ that is, they did worse than 79 per cent of all children taking the test.
30. Overall these students rank in the 21st percentile on the tests—that is, they did worse than 79 per cent of all children taking the test.
31. There has been no discernible overall trend since 1975.
32. The eclecticism of the designs means it is difficult to define one overall look.
33. In the United States Open final, Graf retained overall supremacy.
34. The mechanic was wearing a pair of blue overalls.
35. When she finished painting, she stepped back to admire the overall effect.
36. Learning to relax by whichever method suits you best is a positive way of contributing to your overall good health.
37. Overall, barter is a very inefficient means of organizing transactions.
38. She welcomed this move but said that overall the changes didn't go far enough.
39. According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.
40. It's all part of an overall strategy to gain promotion.
41. I meet many businessmen, and I see they think in terms of the overall picture.
42. Taken overall, the project was a success.
43. Cut down your overall amount of physical activity.
44. Overall I was disappointed.
45. The lab assistant was wearing a white overall.
46. The spokesman stressed that the measures did not amount to an overall ban.
47. The overall effect of the painting is overwhelming.
48. My personal problems are not really important in the overall scheme of things.
49. The overall picture for farming is encouraging.
