max

To reach the limit; to reach the maximum.

Adjective

  1. Maximum; maximal.

Origin

Abbreviation of maximum.

Synonyms

maxi

Derived

infomax max-level max Q supermax supramax

Adverb

  1. at the most; maximum.
    • Four days max, then, to get them to safety. - 1962, Poul Anderson, Time and Stars, published 1966, page 88:

Noun

  1. Clipping of maximum.
  2. An extreme, a great extent.
    • He pushed himself to the max.
  3. Gin.
    • Oh! for a glass of max! - 1819–1824, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London, (please specify |canto=I to XVII):
    • 'I remember,' said the pale man, 'the fust night as the Dandy ever came to this crib; he sat at this very table, and drank max with Charley Chatfield. […] - 1861, The Old Roman Well, page 243:

Forms

maxes

Antonyms

min

Verb

  1. To reach the limit; to reach the maximum.
    • He maxed out his odds of dating Rebecca.
    • She maxed out all her credit cards while she was out of work.
  2. To relax.

Forms

maxes maxing maxed

Derived

alpha max devo max max chrysanthemum max fac max facs max-min fairness max out max-Q max q min-max pro max Q-max to the max