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all-outˌall-ˈout adjective [only before noun] - There are fears of an all-out war.
- Grant launched an all-out attack on these defenses during the gusty,, rainy, and misty dawn of May 12.
- His conclusion also was that our next operation must be an all-out effort to destroy the enemy carriers.
- Much as she resented her all-out pursuit of Roman, Dana was the sister she had loved all her life.
- That was the time to begin all-out prevention of war.
- The Viet Minh viewed this development with alarm and a declaration for all-out war was issued.
- Union sources thought last night that an all-out strike was unlikely, although various forms of non-co-operation might be considered.
- We need an all-out literacy war in the United States.
- Western diplomats believe the role of the well-armed Yugoslav military will prove pivotal in deciding whether all-out war erupts in Bosnia.
► all-out war/attack/offensive etc► go all out Canada will have to go all out on the ice if they want to win. NOUN► assault· Other bands don't: they eschew the arty deliberations of the underground in favour of an all-out assault upon preconceptions and asinine posturing. ► attack· I remember their leader turning to go and wondering whether that was his signal for an all-out attack.· Grant launched an all-out attack on these defenses during the gusty,, rainy, and misty dawn of May 12.· An all-out attack by a junior on a senior at a meeting is usually costly, especially if the junior member wins.· Shortly thereafter, Odom called back to say the warning indicators had changed to an all-out attack of 2, 200 missiles.· In response, the country launched an all-out attack on Freetown from Lungi airport on the outskirts of the city.· Prevention is quiet, but politicians who mount all-out attacks on symptoms generate great publicity. ► effort· His conclusion also was that our next operation must be an all-out effort to destroy the enemy carriers. ► war· The Viet Minh viewed this development with alarm and a declaration for all-out war was issued.· The decision to wage an all-out war against inflation in a country that is not prone to inflation risks disaster.· Western diplomats believe the role of the well-armed Yugoslav military will prove pivotal in deciding whether all-out war erupts in Bosnia.· By now, John was waging what looked to Linda like all-out war.· Genuine international concern over the possibility of all-out war breaking out was expressed on a number of occasions.· Practices regularly lasted for more than six hours and were all-out wars.· From that first introduction it had been all-out war.· The aggressor must be prepared to deliver on his threat, with more bombs and, if necessary, with all-out war. done in a very determined way, and involving a lot of energy or angerall-out war/attack/offensive etc an all-out effort to win—all out adverb: Canada will have to go all out on the ice if they want to win. |