max

[ maks ]

/ mæks /

Slang.

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Verb Phrases

max out,

to reach a point at which no more improvement, profit, or benefit can occur; level off: In her last job she maxed out at $25,000 a year.
to reach the limit of one's capacity, endurance, etc.: The sales department has maxed out and needs more personnel to call on new clients.

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Idioms for max

to the max, to the greatest or furthest degree; totally: That book is disgusting to the max.

Origin of max

by shortening

Words nearby max

mawkin, mawkish, mawlamyine, mawlid, mawson, max, max müller, max out, max., maxi, maxi-

Definition for max (2 of 5)

Max

[ maks ]

/ mæks /

noun

a male given name, form of Maximilian.

Definition for max (3 of 5)

MAX

Trademark.

Cinemax: a cable television channel.

Definition for max (4 of 5)

max.

maximum.

Definition for max (5 of 5)

Roach

[ rohch ]

/ roʊtʃ /

noun

MaxwellMax,1924–2007, U.S. jazz drummer and bandleader.

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Example sentences from the Web for max

Picasso and Guillaume can laugh through an entire night of suggestions, inventions, songs, games that Max plays with his face.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Max in particular has been very smart about staying current and remaining a student of the craft,” Borchetta says.
Taylor Swift’s Secret Music Man: Max Martin, Elusive Hitmaker|Debra A. Klein|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Max, [my] agent, make me rich,” she says, the crowd roaring.
Tennis Star Li Na Says Goodbye to the Court…and Puts the Sport’s Rise in Asia in Question|Nicholas McCarvel|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Max Drummer (Harrison Ford) is the CIA chief who ordered the expendables to take Stonebanks down.
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Soon after he was cast in the critically beloved ABC sitcom Happy Endings, on which he played Max Blum.
How 'The Mindy Project' Star Adam Pally Became Hollywood's Go-To 'Bro'|Kevin Fallon|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"But I hardly think Max would ever need a compass," Bandy-legs observed.
With Trapper Jim in the North Woods|Lawrence J. Leslie
What will happen at the banquet between Max and Colonel Bridau?
The Two Brothers|Honore de Balzac
Then with a quick glance the Queen asked abruptly: "Have you seen Max?"
King John of Jingalo|Laurence Housman
Mr. Max Phillips brought a tape recorder into my home and as you know I do a lot of talking.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Max stopped in the act of trying for a carom, and stared at his sister.
The Wharf by the Docks|Florence Warden

British Dictionary definitions for max (1 of 6)

max

/ (mæks) /

noun informal

the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing

to the max to the ultimate extent

British Dictionary definitions for max (2 of 6)

max.

abbreviation for

maximum

British Dictionary definitions for max (3 of 6)

roach¹

/ (rəʊtʃ) /

noun plural roaches or roach

a European freshwater cyprinid food fish, Rutilus rutilus, having a deep compressed body and reddish ventral and tail fins

any of various similar fishes

Word Origin for roach

C14: from Old French roche, of obscure origin

British Dictionary definitions for max (4 of 6)

roach²

/ (rəʊtʃ) /

noun

short for cockroach

slang the butt of a cannabis cigarette

British Dictionary definitions for max (5 of 6)

roach³

/ (rəʊtʃ) /

noun nautical

the amount by which the leech of a fore-and-aft sail projects beyond an imaginary straight line between the clew and the head

the curve at the foot of a square sail

Word Origin for roach

C18: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for max (6 of 6)

Roach

/ (rəʊtʃ) /

noun

Hal, full name Harald Eugene Roach . 1892–1992, US film producer, whose company produced numerous comedy films in the 1920s and 1930s, including those featuring Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy

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max

noun

adjective

adverb

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Definition for max (2 of 5)

noun

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Trademark.

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noun

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British Dictionary definitions for max (1 of 6)

noun informal

British Dictionary definitions for max (2 of 6)

abbreviation for

British Dictionary definitions for max (3 of 6)

noun plural roaches or roach

Word Origin for roach

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noun

British Dictionary definitions for max (5 of 6)

noun nautical

Word Origin for roach

British Dictionary definitions for max (6 of 6)

noun