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max  (mks) Slang

n.

The maximum: The car can seat five adults, but that's the max.

adj.

Maximal.

adv.

Maximally: We'll pay $250 max.

intr.v. maxed, max·ing, max·es

1. To reach one's limit, as of endurance or capability: The weightlifter maxed out at 180 kilograms.

2. To reach a point from which no additional growth, improvement, or benefit is possible: The salary for this position maxes at $45,000.

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max [mæks]

n Informal

1. the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing

to the max to the ultimate extent See also max out

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

max - street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate easy lay, Georgia home boy, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy, goop, soap, scoop gamma hydroxybutyrate, GHB - a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape

Translations

max [mæks]

A. ABBR =maximum → máx.
a couple of weeks, max → dos semanas como máximo

B. N to do sth to the max → hacer algo al máximo, hacer algo a tope

max [ˈmæks] n
to do sth to the max (= to the full) → faire qch à fond

max

n abbr of maximum → max.; to the max (inf, run up debts, fill up tank) → bis zum Maximum; enjoy life, live → in vollen Zügen; to go to the max (in partying) → die Sau rauslassen (inf); stressed to the max → total gestresst (inf)

vt to max out something, to max something out (US inf) → etw ausschöpfen; to max out one’s credit card → seinen Kredit (auf der Kreditkarte) voll ausschöpfen