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# pullover

noun (a pullover, pullovers)

«pullover» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A knitted top with sleeves that you pull on over your head; a jumper or sweater. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pullover/#m1)
2. (rare) Anything that is pulled over something else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pullover/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday and school life, children wear a pullover in cold weather or as part of a school uniform. In maths word problems: «A pullover costs $15 in a 20% off sale». In stories, Granny knits a woolly pullover. Phrases: «a woolly pullover», «school pullover», «a V-neck pullover».

### Examples

- Put on your pullover; it's cold outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pullover/#x1)
- My school pullover is navy blue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pullover/#x2)
- Gran knitted me a red pullover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pullover/#x3)
- A pullover costs £12 and a hat costs £5. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pullover/#x4)
- He took off his pullover after running. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pullover/#x5)
- I can't find my pullover in lost property. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pullover/#x6)
- This pullover is too itchy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pullover/#x7)

### Note

Countable: pullovers. One word. Similar: jumper (UK, Australia, Ireland, NZ), sweater (US, Canada), jersey (NZ). Do not confuse with «pull over» (verb: a car stops at the side of the road).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pullover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pullover/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pullover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pullover.html) on Mova free.