free-for-all /ˈfɹiːfəɹɔːl/noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •Chaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control.When the fire alarm went off, it was a free-for-all. •A deathmatch, sometimes specifically one in which every player is pitted against all the others. adjective1 •Of a fight, competition, etc., characterized by the absence or scarcity of formal rules or limitations.Men, as well as women, were springing in to the rope and pulling. No longer was it team against team, but all Oakland against all San Francisco, festooned with a free-for-all fight. — 1913 formsfree-for-alls
