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all adjective 1. the whole of (with reference to quantity, extent, duration, amount, or degree): all Australia, all the year round. 2. the whole number of (with reference to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all women. 3. a plurality of; many (chiefly with kinds, sorts, manner). 4. any; any whatever: beyond all doubt. 5. the greatest possible: with all speed. -- pronoun 6. the whole quantity or amount: to eat all of something. 7. the whole number: all of us. 8. everything: is that all ? -- noun 9. a whole; a totality of things or qualities. 10. one's whole interest, concern, or property: to give one's all ; to lose one's all. -- adverb 11. wholly; entirely; quite: all alone. 12. only; exclusively: he spent his income all on pleasure. 13. each; apiece: the score was one all. 14. by so much; to that extent (fol. by the and a comparative adjective): rain made conditions all the worse. 15. Archaic and Poetic even; just. -- phrase 16. above all, before everything else. 17. after all, a. after everything has been considered; not withstanding. b. in spite of all that was done, said, etc.: He lost the fight after all. 18. all aboard!, a. a warning cry to intending passengers used by transport attendants, conductors, etc. b. NZ, a cry given by shearers, when shearing is about to begin. 19. all cush, Colloquial okay; all right. 20. all guff 'n' guiver, Colloquial loquacious; insincere. 21. all in, Colloquial exhausted. 22. all in all, a. taking everything together: All in all, we're better off now. b. one's sole and exclusive concern in life: He is her all in all. 23. all over, a. representatively; typically: That's him all over. b. completely finished: The game's all over. c. everywhere: to look all over for something. d. over the whole extent: He has spots all over. 24. all over the place, in a state of confusion and disorder. 25. all piss and wind, Colloquial a. loquacious; ins |
