"balls-out" meaning in All languages combined

See balls-out on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: en-au-balls-out.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} balls-out (not comparable)
  1. (US, idiomatic, slang) Extreme; extremely great. Tags: US, idiomatic, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-balls-out-en-adj-JMGa60-~ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 14 22 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 15 9 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 6 7 12

Adverb [English]

Audio: en-au-balls-out.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} balls-out (not comparable)
  1. Descriptive of the use of a centrifugal governor at maximum speed, corresponding to full throttle. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-balls-out-en-adv-sbGCijuj
  2. (US, idiomatic, slang) With great abandon. Tags: US, idiomatic, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-balls-out-en-adv-TmeYCgdZ Categories (other): American English
  3. (US, idiomatic, slang) At the fastest possible speed. Tags: US, idiomatic, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-balls-out-en-adv-muMmeg8I Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: balls to the wall, a synonymous term whose proposed etymologic connection to this one has been challenged
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