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Definition of Max out
1. Verb. Reach a maximum. "I maxed out on all my credit cards"
Definition of Max out
1. Verb. (intransitive) To reach the limit of one's capabilities. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To reach a maximum or a point at which no more growth or improvement is possible. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To use (something) to the limit of its capabilities ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Max Out
Literary usage of Max out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Kennel Club Stud-book by American Kennel Club (1901)
"Whelped May 16, 1900; brindle and white. By Tony Boy IV. (48871. Vol. XV.), out
of Cunningham's Judy, by Carroll's Max, out of Carroll's Nellie, ..."
2. Tatterdemalion by John Galsworthy (1920)
"She caught the parcel out of his hand, and taking the "angels' tear" from the
tumbler, fixed it in his coat. "Here's a spring flower for you, Max; out of ..."
3. Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Sasha Abramsky (2003)
"After every one they would put me on the psyche unit for a while then move me
right back to population.... I got 6 years segregation time. .\nd I max out in ..."
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