pullover

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English

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pullover (sense 1)

Etymology

Deverbal from pull over.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊləʊvə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (US):(file)

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. (weightlifting) 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. (gymnastics, 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. (chiefly law enforcement) An instance of a vehicle being pulled over.
    • 2010, D. E. Gray, The Warrior in Me, page 23:
      I followed my training in the academy regarding vehicle pullovers.

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Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English pullover.

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Noun

pullover m (invariable)

  1. pullover, sweater

References

  1. ^ pullover in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Swedish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English pullover. First attested in 1924.

Noun

pullover c

  1. a pullover (garment)

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