extreme (noun)
1extreme sport — noun An unconventional sport that exposes the participants to personal danger • • • Main Entry: ↑extreme * * * extreme sport UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular extreme sport plural …
2extreme — (adj.) early 15c., from O.Fr. extreme (13c.), from L. extremus outermost, utmost, farthest, last, superlative of exterus (see EXTERIOR (Cf. exterior)). In English as in Latin, not always felt as a superlative, hence more extreme, most extreme… …
3extreme fighting — see ↑ultimate fighting under ↑ultimate • • • Main Entry: ↑extreme * * * extreme fighting, a contest of bare knuckle fighting with few or no rules: »New York City would see its first extreme fighting tournament…in which two men pummel each other… …
4extreme — ► ADJECTIVE 1) to the highest degree; very great. 2) highly unusual; exceptional. 3) very severe or serious. 4) not moderate, especially politically. 5) furthest from the centre or a given point. 6) (of a sport) performed in a hazardous… …
5extreme unction — noun a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation • Syn: ↑anointing of the sick, ↑last rites • Hypernyms: ↑sacrament * * * exˌtreme ˈunction 7 [extreme unction] …
6extreme programming — noun (also with caps; computing) A method of software development involving the close collaboration of two or more programmers on small components of code whose design may be subject to sudden changes (abbrev XP) • • • Main Entry: ↑extreme …
7extreme ironing — noun The humorous extreme sport of ironing in various outdoor places, especially those that are remote or difficult to access. Abbreviation: EI …
8extreme sport — noun Any sport featuring speed, height, danger, a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts. Base jumping is called an extreme sport, but I think it should be called an insane sport. Syn: action sport,… …
9extreme unction — ► NOUN ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) a former name for the sacrament of anointing of the sick, especially when administered to the dying …
10extreme point — noun the point located farthest from the middle of something • Syn: ↑extreme, ↑extremum • Hypernyms: ↑extremity • Hyponyms: ↑vertex, ↑peak, ↑apex, ↑acme …
