all-out

all-out
adjective
using all available resources (Freq. 2)
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all-out war

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a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants

Syn: ↑full-scale
Similar to: ↑complete

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all-out «L OWT», adjective, adverb. Informal.
–adj.
greatest possible; complete: »

He made an all-out effort to get on the team.

–adv.
to the utmost extent or degree: »

to go all-out to win. We found we had to row all-out to keep up with the…flyers (Atlantic).

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/ˈɑːlˈaʊt/ adj, always used before a noun
1 : made or done with as much effort as possible

an all-out attack/assault on poverty = an all-out effort to eliminate poverty

— see also go all out at go, 1
2 : fully developed

an all-out [=full-blown] war

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ˌall-ˈout [all out all-out] adjective only before noun
using or involving every possible effort and done in a very determined way

all-out war

an all-out attack on the opposition

Derived Word:all out

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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