Pronunciations (2)
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/mæks/
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mæks
Adjective
Maximum; maximal.
Usage- Informal
- not-comparable
- Synonyms
Adverb
at the most; maximum.
Usage- Informal
- not-comparable
- Examples
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Four days max, then, to get them to safety.
Noun
An extreme, a great extent.
Usage- Countable
- Informal
- Uncountable
- Examples
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He pushed himself to the max.
Gin.
Usage- Countable
- Obsolete
- Slang
- Uncountable
- Examples
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Oh! for a glass of max!
'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. […]
Verb
To reach the limit; to reach the maximum.
Usage- usually
- with out
- Examples
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He maxed out his odds of dating Rebecca.
She maxed out all her credit cards while she was out of work.
To relax.
Usage- especially
- Informal
- in present particple
Noun
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
- Broader terms