"max" meaning in English

See max in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mæks/ Audio: en-us-max.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: Abbreviation of maximum. Etymology templates: {{m|en|maximum}} maximum Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} max (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Maximum; maximal. Tags: informal, not-comparable Synonyms: maxi Derived forms: max Q Translations (abbreviation for maximum): max (French), maks (Polish), max (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-max-en-adj-sA312MO4

Adverb

IPA: /mæks/ Audio: en-us-max.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: Abbreviation of maximum. Etymology templates: {{m|en|maximum}} maximum Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} max (not comparable)
  1. (informal) at the most; maximum. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-max-en-adv-YD33cxsZ

Noun

IPA: /mæks/ Audio: en-us-max.ogg [US] Forms: maxes [plural]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: Abbreviation of maximum. Etymology templates: {{m|en|maximum}} maximum Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} max (countable and uncountable, plural maxes)
  1. (informal) Clipping of maximum. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: maximum
    Sense id: en-max-en-noun--TcEkKJc
  2. (informal) An extreme, a great extent. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-max-en-noun-OU1vGihk
  3. (obsolete, slang) Gin. Tags: countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-max-en-noun-bZXE1WYH

Verb

IPA: /mæks/ Audio: en-us-max.ogg [US] Forms: maxes [present, singular, third-person], maxing [participle, present], maxed [participle, past], maxed [past]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: Abbreviation of maximum. Etymology templates: {{m|en|maximum}} maximum Head templates: {{en-verb}} max (third-person singular simple present maxes, present participle maxing, simple past and past participle maxed)
  1. (usually with out) To reach the limit; to reach the maximum. Tags: usually, with out
    Sense id: en-max-en-verb-doFCn2u9 Derived forms: alpha max, devo max, max fac, max facs, max-min fairness, max out, max-Q, max q, min-max, Q-max, to the max

Inflected forms

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