all-out

adj

Etymology

From all + out.

  1. inherited from *úd
  2. inherited from *ūtai
  3. inherited from ūte
  4. inherited from *ūt
  5. inherited from *ūt
  6. inherited from ūt
  7. inherited from out
  8. compounded as all-out — “all + out

Definitions

  1. Using every available means.

    • They were planning to launch an all-out attack against the enemy.
    • Chapter Six is an all-out defense of pornography
    • This was a wonderful advert for the Premier League, with both Chelsea and United intent on all-out attack - but Ferguson will be concerned at how his side lost their way after imperiously controlling much of the first period.
  2. Covering all aspects without exception.

    • This book is an all-out examination of a very important issue in our community.
  3. Alternative form of all out.

    • The tanks attacked all-out with the infantry.

The neighborhood

Derived

all-outer

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for all-out. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA