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maxed, ppl. a. U.S. colloq.|mækst|
[f. *max v. + -ed1.]
Stretched, extended, etc., to the maximum degree; spec. (a) exhausted; (b) full to capacity. Usu. const. out.
1980Washington Post 21 Apr. c3/2 It's been a terrible week. Everybody's maxed out. 1983Maledicta 1982 VI. 252 ‘And your ears are maxed to the onions,’ comments the Hood. 1984Marathon & Distance Runner Oct. 16/3 Health problems aside, he was obviously maxed at running 1:44.81 off a 50.50 bell in his semi. 1987BMX Plus! Sept. 43/1 (Advt.), This maxed-out scoot is available in the tropical colors Coral Reef and Tahiti Green. 1991N.Y. Times 10 Nov. i. 26/5 We've been in a 10-year depression here, and now it's going to get worse... Everyone is maxed out on credit. Everyone is on the edge, and they're just angry. |