| Dictionary: all out |
| Idioms: all out |
With all one's strength, ability, or resources; not holding back. For example, They are going all out to make the fund-raiser a success. This seemingly modern term dates from about 1300, when it meant "completely" or "wholly." It now refers to making a great effort and is also used adjectivally, as in an
all-out effort. This usage became current in America in the late 1800s, with reference to races and other kinds of athletic exertion. In the
mid-1900s it gave rise to the phrase
to go all out and was transferred to just about any energetic undertaking. Also see go whole hog.
| Antonyms: all out |
Definition: strenuous
Antonyms: half-hearted
adv
Definition: strenuously
Antonyms: lackadaisically
| WordNet: all out |
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
come forth or out
Synonyms: come out, pop out
| all-out | |
| full-scale | |
| Wran, Neville Kenneth (Quotes By) |
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