Reverse Dictionary: COMMIT

ADJECTIVES
► ABOUT IT totally committed → 2000 African-American sl.
► BEHIND committed, dedicated → 1968 US sl.
► DEAD-SET fully committed; determined → M19 sl.
► GUNG-HO totally committed; dedicated; spirited; enthusiastic; wholeheartedly fervid about doing something → 1942 US sl., orig. US Marine Corps usage
► IN FOR IT committed to, willing, eager → M19 sl.

ADVERBS
► BIG CASINO in a committed, important manner → 1990 US sl.

NOUNS
► ADHESION steadfast commitment to a person or thing; loyalty, allegiance; fidelity, devotion → 1500

NOUNS – PERSON
► QUEEN WEEN a person who backs out of a commitment → 1990 US students’ sl.

PHRASES
► OVER SHOES, OVER BOOTS totally and recklessly committed → 1630 
► OVER THE ANKLES totally and recklessly committed → 1840 

VERBS
► BETAKE to commit; to entrust; to hand over to the care of; to give in charge to → 1297 obs.
► BETEACH to commit; to entrust; to hand over as a trust; to give in charge to → 1000 obs.
► BURN ONE’S BOATS to commit oneself; to make an irrevocable decision → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► JUMP THE BUCK to shift or avoid commitment or responsibility → 1965 Amer. dial.
► MEAN BUSINESS to be totally committed, to be utterly earnest → 1857 sl.
► PASS THE BUCK to shift or avoid commitment or responsibility → 1912 colloq., orig. US
► PASS THE BUCKET to shift or avoid commitment or responsibility → 1965 Amer. dial.
► PITCH THE BUCK to shift or avoid commitment or responsibility → 1965 Amer. dial.
► TAKE IT TO THE HOOP to do something with maximum commitment → 1980 African-American sl.
► TOUCH ONE’S PIN to commit oneself → 1967 Amer. dial.
► WADE IN ► WADE INTO to commit oneself wholeheartedly, esp. to a fight → M19 sl.