Definitions for up to eleven
up to eleven

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1. up to elevenadverb

   Beyond the maximum possible threshold

2. Etymology: From a scene in the mockumentary This is Spinal Tap (1984) in which a musician shows off his guitar amplifiers.

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1. Up to eleven

   "Up to eleven", also phrased as "turn it up to eleven", is an idiom from popular culture, coined in the 1984 movie This Is Spinal Tap, where guitarist Nigel Tufnel proudly demonstrates an amplifier whose volume knobs are marked from zero to eleven, instead of the usual zero to ten. The primary implication of the reference is one in which things that are essentially the same are seen as different, due to mislabeling or the user's misunderstanding of the underlying operating principles. A secondary reference may be anything being exploited to its utmost limits, or apparently exceeding them. In 2002, the phrase entered the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary with the definition "up to maximum volume".

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1. up to eleven

   "Up to eleven" is a phrase used to describe something that is taken to its maximum intensity, level, or extremity. It originates from a scene in the film "This Is Spinal Tap" where a band member claims their amplifier can go beyond the usual maximum of ten, and instead reaches eleven. The phrase is often used colloquially to convey going above and beyond normal limits or pushing something to its highest possible magnitude or intensity.

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1. Up to eleven

   "Up to eleven" or "these go to eleven" is an idiom from popular culture, coined in the movie This Is Spinal Tap, which has come to refer to anything being exploited to its utmost abilities, or apparently exceeding them, such as a sound volume control. Similarly, the expression "turning it up to eleven" refers to the act of taking something to an extreme. In 2002 the phrase entered the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary with the definition "up to maximum volume".

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of up to eleven in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of up to eleven in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of up to eleven in a Sentence

1. Lola Gomez:

   It's only been eleven days, but it feels like I haven't seen her in a month.

2. Ben Sasse:

   The best thing the United States can do to push back against Chinese cheating now is to lead the other eleven Pacific nations that believe in free trade and the rule of law, it is good news that today, the President directed Larry Kudlow and Ambassador Lighthizer to negotiate U.S. entry into TPP.

3. Tommy Potter:

   We found Carrie’s body on a Monday afternoon, so we know on Friday evening before Carrie was killed, she was in a pretty violent, domestic argument with her boyfriend. She actually was the primary aggressor. She and her boyfriend had an on-again, off-again relationship. The night before, we know Carrie stayed at a local hotel, which is not far from her residence. She was seen there… She went to a local 7-Eleven. She withdrew money out of the ATM... And then after the withdrawal of that money, that’s when it just seems that Carrie disappeared.

4. Mark Stewart:

   A new front is coming in today and another on Saturday but they are not expected to be as bad, we still have rivers over flood stage in eleven counties as of 6 a.m. (local) but most of the rivers have crested and are falling.

5. Spike Milligan:

   How long was I in the army? Five foot eleven.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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4. ^ Wikidata
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