all-out

See also: all out

English

Etymology

all +‎ out

Adjective

all-out (not comparable)

using every available means
They were planning to launch an all-out attack against the enemy.
- 1995, Wendy McElroy, “Preface”, in XXX: A Woman's Right to Pornography:
  Chapter Six is an all-out defense of pornography
- 2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC‎:
  This was a wonderful advert for the Premier League, with both Chelsea and United intent on all-out attack - but Ferguson will be concerned at how his side lost their way after imperiously controlling much of the first period.
- 2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in RAIL, page 11:
  Will there be any further restrictions on travel?
  [...] The Foreign Office has already issued an Exceptional Travel Advisory Notice for British nationals not to undertake any but essential international travel, but an all-out ban from either the British or French governments would leave Eurostar unable to run any of its international services through the Channel Tunnel.
- 2022 December 14, Christian Wolmar, “Productivity should play no part in pay negotiations”, in RAIL, number 972, page 46:
  Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close down the entire network, they caved in.
covering all aspects without exception
This book is an all-out examination of a very important issue in our community.

Related terms

full-scale

Translations

using every available means

Chinese:
Mandarin: 竭盡全力／竭尽全力 (zh) (jiéjìnquánlì)
Finnish: totaalinen (fi)
Irish: dólámhach
Italian: a tutto campo, in piena regola
Spanish: sin cuartel

covering all aspects

Chinese:
Mandarin: 全面的 (zh) (quánmiàn de), 綜合的／综合的 (zh) (zōnghé de)
Finnish: kaikenkattava
Galician: sistemático, completo (gl), exhaustivo
Italian: in piena regola

Adverb

all-out (comparative more all-out, superlative most all-out)

In a manner in which one uses every available means, sparing no effort.
The workers went all-out in order to finish the job on time.

Translations

in a manner in which one uses every available means

Chinese:
Mandarin: 竭盡全力／竭尽全力 (zh) (jiéjìnquánlì)
Finnish: kaikki pelissä