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Definition of Free-for-all
1. Noun. A noisy fight in a crowd.
Definition of Free-for-all
1. Noun. (idiomatic) Chaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Free-for-all
Literary usage of Free-for-all
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A.M. by John Wesley (1840)
"But is it free FOR ALL, as well as IN ALL ? To this some have answered, " No :
it is free only for those whom God hath ordained to life ; and they are but a ..."
2. Orations of British Orators: Including Biographical and Critical Sketches edited by Richard Garnett (1899)
"But is it free for all, as well as in all? To this some have answered, " No; it
is free only for those whom God hath ordained to life; and they are but a ..."
3. The Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles: Ed. Under the Authority of the by Ezra Stiles (1901)
"Whether the navig" of the Mississippi River ought to be open & free for all nations ?
Sen". Writ* Letters to London. 13. I made the Appointments in the ..."
4. A History of Methodism: Comprising a View of the Rise of this Revival of by Holland Nimmons McTyeire (1888)
"The preacher begins by saying the grace or love of God, whence cometh our salvation,
is free in all, and free for all: First, it is free in all to whom it ..."
5. Annals of Salem by Joseph Barlow Felt (1849)
"Their rich and extensive collection, arranged to please the eye and instruct the
mind, has been continually free for all, properly introduced. ..."
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