max

max

 (măks) 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 $65,000.

max

(mæks)

n

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

2. to the max to the ultimate extent

max

(mæks)

n. Slang.

maximum.

Idioms:

to the max, to the greatest or furthest degree; totally.

[1850–55; by shortening]

max.

maximum.

MAX

Cinemax (a cable television channel).

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

Maxime

Massimo

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