like all get-out

Variant of all

all definition

all (ôl)

adjective

  1. the whole extent or quantity of all New England, all the gold
  2. the entire number of all the men went
  3. every one of all men must eat
  4. the greatest possible; as much as possible said in all sincerity
  5. any; any whatever true beyond all question
  6. every: now used only in such phrases as all manner of men
  7. alone; only life is not all pleasure
  8. seeming to be nothing but he was all arms and legs
  9. ☆ Dialectal completely used up, consumed, over with, etc. the bread is all

Etymology: ME al, all < OE eal < IE *al-no-s < base *al-, *ol-, beyond, exceeding > L ultra

pronoun

  1. everyone all must die
  2. every one all of us are here; all of the pencils are sharpened
  3. everything; the whole thing, matter, situation, etc. all is over between them
  4. every part or bit all of it is gone

noun

  1. one's whole property, effort, etc. gave his all
  2. a totality; whole

adverb

  1. wholly; entirely; altogether; quite all worn out, riding all through the night
  2. apiece a score of thirty all
all Idioms

after all

nevertheless; in spite of everything

all but

  1. all except
  2. nearly; almost

all in

☆
Informal very tired; fatigued

all in all

  1. considering everything
  2. as a whole
  3. everything

all out

completely; wholeheartedly

all over

  1. ended
  2. everywhere; in or on every part of; throughout
  3. Informal as one characteristically is that's Mary all over

all the

as much of (something) as that's all the help you'll get

all the better (or worse)

so much the better (or worse)

all the farther (or closer, etc.)

Informal, Dialectal as far (close, etc.) as

all the same

  1. nevertheless
  2. of no importance

and all

Informal et cetera (etc.)

as all get-out

or like all get-out☆
Informal to a considerable degree; greatly angry as all get-out

at all

  1. in the least; to the slightest degree
  2. in any way
  3. under any considerations

for all

in spite of; despite

in all

altogether; all being counted

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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