max
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• noun
The greatest amount, extent, or intensity possible, permitted, or recorded; a maximum.
"She turned the speaker volume up to the max so everyone in the hall could hear the music."
• adjective
As great, high, or intense as possible or permitted; maximum.
"The athletes trained at max intensity during the final week before the championship."
• adverb
At the very most; as an absolute upper limit.
"The entire renovation project will take three weeks max to complete."
• verb
To reach or cause to reach the upper limit of capacity, credit, or performance (often used with 'out').
"Running several heavy graphics programs at the same time will quickly max the computer's memory."
• Rhymes for max
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-19th century as a colloquial clipping and abbreviation of 'maximum', from the Latin neuter adjective 'maximum' (greatest), superlative of 'magnus' (great, large).