Dictionary Workbench Ondict

catch-all

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

catch-all

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈcatch-all adjective  INCLUDEintended to include all possibilities 无所不包的;笼统的 a vague catch-all clause in the contract 合同中一条含糊、笼统的条款 a catch-all term 统称
Examples from the Corpus
catch-allCongress now seems inclined to settle temporarily for a catch-all budget measure that would freeze federal spending at current levels.Some of the deepest cuts are in the catch-all category called domestic discretionary spending.Despite its catch-all name, however, Docklands is far from homogeneous.In our bakery, the one catch-all word for a perfect dough is vibrant.
ˈcatch-all adjectiveChineseSyllable
possibilities to include intended Corpus all


catch-all
ˈcatch-all adjective
intended to include all possibilities:
    a vague catch-all clause in the contract
    a catch-all term


catch-allBrE /ˈkætʃ ɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkætʃ ɔːl/ 🔊 noun(especially NAmE) a thing for holding many small objects 装杂物的容器;放杂物的东西a group or description that includes different things and that does not state clearly what is included or not 笼统的一类(或描述) catch-all adjective [only before noun] a catch-all phrase/term 含义甚广的短语/术语