Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Using all available means or resources.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective using all available resources.
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- adjective using every available means
- adjective covering all aspects without exception
- adverb In a manner in which one uses every available means, sparing no effort.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective using all available resources
Etymologies
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Examples
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James Clifton defines what he calls an "all-out global war for good jobs."
Forbes.com: News Joel Kotkin 2011
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It uses a four-cylinder Honda engine and eschews all creature comforts in the name of all-out performance.
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In our house, the potty battles escalated until we were engaged in what could only be called an all-out potty war!
pottytrain your child in just one day Teri Crane 2006
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In our house, the potty battles escalated until we were engaged in what could only be called an all-out potty war!
pottytrain your child in just one day Teri Crane 2006
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Another longtime Republican target, Planned Parenthood, would be banned from receiving funding under an amendment offered by Rep. Mike Pence R-Ind., which Democrats called an "all-out war on women."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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“Yep, I’ll bet ole Uncle Horace is going to have exactly what my wife would call an all-out hissy.”
Carolina Mist Mariah Stewart 1996
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“Yep, I’ll bet ole Uncle Horace is going to have exactly what my wife would call an all-out hissy.”
Carolina Mist Mariah Stewart 1996
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“Yep, I’ll bet ole Uncle Horace is going to have exactly what my wife would call an all-out hissy.”
Carolina Mist Mariah Stewart 1996
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The mentoring sessions are followed by the battle rounds, in which the coaches narrow their teams by pitting them against each other in pairs in an all-out sing-off.
How NBC's The Voice Plans to Out-Class TV's Singing Competition Shows 2011
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The GOP is holding closed-door talks with energy lobbyists, report Darren Good and Robin Bravender: With the backing of GOP caucus leaders, aides for House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ranking member Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) are seeking unwavering support from a host of industries for an all-out push to block federal and state climate rules...
Wonkbook: RSC details $100B in spending cuts; Obama admin appoints GE CEO Ezra Klein 2011
tim_retep commented on the word all-out
to give it your all, using all available means or resources
August 9, 2009