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all-out

[ awl-out ]

/ ˈɔlˌaʊt /

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adjective

using all one's resources; complete; total: an all-out effort.

Origin of all-out

1905–10; adj. use of all out utterly, completely, Middle English al out

SYNONYMS FOR all-out

unstinting, exhaustive, unremitting.

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Words nearby all-out

all-nighter, all-or-none, all-or-none law, all-or-nothing, all-ordinaries index, all-out, all-over, all-overs, all-pass, all-points bulletin, all-powerful

Example sentences from the Web for all-out

This led to the formation of a Christian militant group to counter the rebels, and all-out sectarian violence exploded.

The Year’s Most Forgotten Humanitarian Crisis |Nina Strochlic |January 1, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
In that context, Sotto Sotto was one of the all-out survivors.

The Fiery Death of Sotto Sotto, Toronto’s Celebrity Hotspot |Shinan Govani |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
None, however, have been as all-out cute as this one, a shot-for-shot remake of the teaser with dogs and cats.

'Star Wars' Goes to the Dogs (and Cats) |Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In June, Pakistan launched an all-out military offensive in the region, ostensibly to evict all the militants from the area.

Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan |Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

How much are these videos, and the heinous acts they portray, escalating the likelihood of all-out regional war?

One Former Hostage Says Negotiate With ISIS, And Pay Ransoms If You Must |Sarah Shourd |September 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Garson had long favored an all-out radiological attack, employing every nuclear weapon the country could muster.

Way of a Rebel |Walter M. Miller
Only this all-out scale of production will hasten the ultimate all-out victory.

State of the Union Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt |Franklin D. Roosevelt
He knew that today, and for years before, nobody had dared start an all-out atomic war.

The Edge of the Knife |Henry Beam Piper
In a word, it means an "all-out" war by individual effort and family effort in a united country.

State of the Union Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt |Franklin D. Roosevelt
You have had one little love-affair, and never had a good, all-out fight in your life!

Three Elephant Power |Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson

British Dictionary definitions for all-out

all-out

/ informal /

adjective

using one's maximum powers an all-out effort

adverb all out

to one's maximum effort or capacity he went all out on the home stretch