{adv. phr.} 1. Even. - Usually used in negative sentences and questions. * /He didn't so much as thank me for returning his money that I found./ * /Would you so much as get me a glass of water? No, you wouldn't./ 2. See: AS MUCH AS(2).
Just the same as; almost; practically; really. * /By running away he as much as admitted that he had taken the money./ * /You as much as promised you would help us./ * /The clerk as much as told me that I was a fool./ Compare: AS GOOD AS. 3. See: FOR AS MUCH AS.