- all-out
- adjective
Date: 1908
1. made with maximum effort ; thoroughgoing <an all-out effort to win the contest> 2. full-blown 2
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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all-out — UK US /ˈɔːlˌaʊt/ adjective [before noun] ► complete and using as much effort as possible: »an all out price war/trade war an all out bid/campaign/effort »US trade officials are making an all out effort to promote commercial relations with Brazil … Financial and business terms
all-out — adjective 1. ) an all out effort involves all of someone s energy, strength, and determination: There was an all out push to get the applications in on time. 2. ) an all out war or attack involves all the forces that are available: an all out… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
all-out — adj [only before noun] done in a very determined way, and involving a lot of energy or anger all out war/attack/offensive etc ▪ an all out effort to win >all out adv ▪ Canada will have to go all out on the ice if they want to win … Dictionary of contemporary English
all-out — adj. 1. 1 using all available resources. all out war Syn: full scale. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
all-out — all your effort, go all out We looked day and night for the lost girl. It was an all out effort … English idioms
all-out — all out·er; all out; … English syllables
all-out — all′ out adj. using all one s resources; complete • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
all-out — index outright Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
all-out — [adj] complete absolute, determined, entire, exhaustive, full, full blown, full fledged, full scale, maximum, optimum, resolute, supreme, thorough, total, undivided, unlimited, utmost, utter; concepts 531,772 Ant. halfhearted, halfway … New thesaurus
all-out — also all out ADJ: ADJ n You use all out to describe actions that are carried out in a very energetic and determined way, using all the resources available. He launched an all out attack on his critics. ...an all out effort to bring the fire under … English dictionary
all-out — UK / US adjective 1) an all out effort involves all of someone s energy, strength, and determination There was an all out push to get the applications in on time. 2) an all out war or attack involves all the forces that are available an all out… … English dictionary
