to the max

noun

1. maximum.

adjective

2. maximum.

adverb

3. maximally.

Verb Phrases

4. max out,
   1. 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.
   2. 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.

Idioms

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

noun informal

1. the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing
2. to the max to the ultimate extent

v.“to reach the maximum level,” by 1986, colloquial, from maximize or related words. Related: Maxed; maxing.