Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Using every available means.

    They were planning to launch an all-out attack against the enemy.

    using all available resources

  2. (not comparable)Covering all aspects without exception.

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

Translations

3 languages

Origin

From all + out.

From all + out.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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