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wall-to-wall

  [adj., adv. wawl-tuh-wawl; n. wawl-tuh-wawl]
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–adjective
1. covering the entire floor from one wall to another: wall-to-wall carpeting.
2. Informal. occupying a space or period of time completely: The dance floor was crowded with wall-to-wall dancers. With no commercial interruptions, the telecast of the game was wall-to-wall action.
3. Informal. being available everywhere; full of or saturated with something specified: Las Vegas offers wall-to-wall gambling. Her life has been wall-to-wall misery.
–adverb
4. from one side to the other; to overflowing: The store was jammed wall-to-wall with late shoppers.
–noun
5. a wall-to-wall carpet.
Origin:
1945–50
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wall-to-wall   (wôl'tə-wôl')
adj.  

  1. Completely covering a floor: wall-to-wall carpeting.

  2. Informal

    1. Present or spreading throughout an entire area: wall-to-wall people at the reception.

    2. Found everywhere or including everything; pervasive: wall-to-wall luxury.

n.  A carpet that completely covers a floor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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wall-to-wall

  1. mod.
    expansive and comprehensive. (From wall-to-wall carpeting.) : Old Tom is wall-to-wall hostility these days. What's wrong?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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