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max1 nounmax2 verb maxmax1 /mæks/ noun [countable] informal max1Origin: 1800-1900 maximum - This credit card has a max of $2000.
- You can drive 65 miles per hour on this highway, but that's the max.
- An hour or two here, max, is all it takes.
- I bet the max, and prepared to count the spoils.
- In by 21 May and 250 words max.
► Measurementacre, nounacreage, nounavoirdupois, nounbaker's dozen, nounbalance, nounbarometer, nounbaseline, nounbasin, nounbaud rate, nounbearing, nounbecquerel, nounblack box, nounboiling point, nounbottle, nounbox, nouncalculator, nouncalibrate, verbcalibration, nouncc, centi-, prefixcentimetre, nouncircumference, nouncl, clock, verbcm, cu, cubic, adjectivecubit, nouncup, nouncupful, nouncwt, daylight saving time, noundeci-, prefixdecibel, noundecimalization, noundeflection, noundegree, noundensity, noundepth, noundimension, noundipstick, noundisplacement, noundoz., noundozen, numberelevation, nounfactor, nounfathom, nounfl oz, fluid ounce, nounfoot, nounft, g, gage, noungal, gallon, noungauge, noungauge, verbGB, Geiger counter, noungigabyte, noungill, noungirth, noungm, graduated, adjectivegraduation, noungrain, noungram, noungramme, noungrid, noungross, adjectivehandful, nounhectare, nounhertz, nounhigh, adjectivehundredweight, nounimpedance, nounimperial, adjectiveinch, nounindicator, nouninstrument, nounjoule, nounkarat, nounkg, kilo, nounkilo-, prefixkilogram, nounkilometre, nounkm, knot, nounl, latitude, nounlb, league, nounlength, nounlight year, nounliter, nounlitre, nounlow water mark, nounmax, nounmaximum, adjectivemean, adjectivemeasure, verbmeasure, nounmedian, nounmedium, adjectivemegaton, nounmelting point, nounmental age, nounmeter, nounmeter, verb-meter, suffixmetre, noun-metre, suffixmetric, adjectivemetrication, nounmetric ton, nounmg, MHz, microsecond, nounmile, nounmillennium, nounmilli-, prefixmillibar, nounmilligram, nounmillilitre, nounmillimetre, nounminus, adjectiveminute, nounml, mpg, mph, nano-, prefixnanosecond, nounnautical mile, nounounce, nounoverweight, adjectiveoz, pace, verbpart, nounpedometer, nounpint, nounplus, adjectivepoint, nounpound, nounpunnet, nounqt, quantify, verbquart, nounradioactive dating, nounradius, nounrain gauge, nounread, verbreading, nounrecord, verbreset, verbrev, nounrotation, nounrpm, rule, nounruler, nounscale, nounsea level, nounsea mile, nounseismograph, nounsensor, nounset square, nounsextant, nounsnowfall, nounsoundings, nounsq., subsonic, adjectivesundial, nountherm, nountimberline, nountog, nounton, nountonnage, nountonne, nountroy weight, noununit, nounvoltmeter, nounvolume, nounwatch, nounwatt, nounwattage, nounweighbridge, nounweight, nounwidth, nounwt., yard, nounyardage, nounyardstick, nounyd, zero, number ► to the max- We had the air conditioner turned up to the max.
- Carbed to the max, we were very happy with our choices.
- The car represented all that was good about freedom and excitement and living life to the max.
1the abbreviation of maximum: Five people will fit, but that’s the max.2to the max to the greatest degree possible: We had the air conditioner turned up to the max.—max adjective, adverb: Let’s say two hours to get there, max.max1 nounmax2 verb maxmax2 verb VERB TABLEmax |
Present | I, you, we, they | max | | he, she, it | maxes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | maxed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have maxed | | he, she, it | has maxed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had maxed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will max | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have maxed |
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Present | I | am maxing | | he, she, it | is maxing | | you, we, they | are maxing | Past | I, he, she, it | was maxing | | you, we, they | were maxing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been maxing | | he, she, it | has been maxing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been maxing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be maxing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been maxing |
max out phrasal verb American English informal1max something ↔ out to use something such as money or supplies so that there is none left: I maxed out my Visa.2to do too much, eat too much etcmax out on ‘Want a beer?’ ‘Nah, I maxed out on booze this weekend.’ |