max out en · VERB
Meanings
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(informal, intransitive) To reach the limit of one's capabilities.
In the bench press, he has maxed out at 110 kg.
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(informal, intransitive) To reach the limit of one's capabilities. ▸ To reach a maximum or a point at which no more growth or improvement is possible.
Nadja had not thought of the word elegant since her mother made her model for no real occasion one sequined monstrosity after another at Denise's Bridal Affair, pretending her daughter was a pageanteer and hadn't maxed out at a B-cup.
2013, Xhenet Aliu, Domesticated Wild Things, and Other Stories, page 69:This machine maxes out at a 110 kW output.
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(informal, intransitive, transitive) To reach the limit of one's capabilities. ▸ To use (something) to the limit of its capabilities.
to max out one's credit card(s)
I've spent all afternoon shopping and maxed out my credit card.
- (US, informal, intransitive, slang) To reach the limit of one's capabilities. ▸ To reach the end of a complete sentence with no early parole, time off for good behavior, etc.
- (US, slang) To relax.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maxes out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| maxed out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| maxed out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| maxing out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
increase § Antonyms and Thesaurus:augment § Antonyms
Coordinates
tap out · use up · tap out · fill up · tap out · tap out