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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full- scale campaign against nuclear power plants" [syn: all- out, full-scale]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1908 1. made with maximum effort ; thoroughgoing <an all-out effort to win the contest> 2. full-blown 2

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also all out You use all-out to describe actions that are carried out in a very energetic and determined way, using all the resources available. He launched an all-out attack on his critics. ADJ: ADJ n • All out is also an adverb. We will be going all out to ensure it doesn't happen again. ADV: ADV after v