ALL-OUT


Meaning of ALL-OUT in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

an all-out attack (= that is done with a lot of determination )

General Smith was in favour of an all-out attack on the enemy.

an all-out strike (= in which all the workers have stopped working completely )

The company faces an all-out strike next month.

an all-out strike British English (= when all the workers in a factory, industry etc strike )

The dockers voted for an all-out strike.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ 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 .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

There are fears of an all-out war.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

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.

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