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jump·suit

also jump suit (jŭmp′so͞ot′)
n.
1. A parachutist's uniform.
2. A one-piece garment consisting of a blouse or shirt with attached slacks or sometimes shorts. Also called jumper.
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jump•suit

(ˈdʒʌmpˌsut)

n.
1. a one-piece suit worn by parachutists for jumping.
2. a garment fashioned after it, usu. combining a shirt with shorts or trousers in one piece.
[1940–45]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jumpsuit - one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniformjumpsuit - one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
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Translations

jumpsuit

[ˈdʒʌmpsuːt] N (US) → mono m
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weightlifting: Chinese superstar Liu Chiunhong has been forced to don a special jumpsuit and sweat off a few extra pounds after her trainer told her she was "too fat".Liu, the top-ranked woman lifter in the 69kg class, was banished from the weights room and told to don a navy-blue jumpsuit as the squad trained in public for the first time yesterday."I was ordered to lose weight because our trainer thinks I'm too fat," said the 23 year-old through an interpreter.She explained the suit was made of a special fabric that induces her to sweat out the extra pounds as she jogged on the street.
Top left: jumpsuit (pounds 65) Bottom left: jacket (pounds 65), trousers (pounds 50) Main: top (pounds 30), trousers (pounds 45) Far left: jacket (pounds 55), trousers (pounds 50) Centre: jumpsuit (pounds 70) Left: jumpsuit (pounds 65)
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