About The Word Amain
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What's The Definition Of Amain?
[adv] with all your strength; "he pulled the ropes amain"
[adv] at full speed; with great haste; "the children ran down the hill amain" Synonyms | Synonyms for Amain: with full force Related Terms | Find terms related to Amain: See Also | Amain In Webster's Dictionary \A*main"\, adv. [Pref. a- + main. See 2d {Main}, n.]
1. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently;
exceedingly.
They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows,
perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down
amain. --Milton.
That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts
amain. --T. Parker.
2. At full speed; in great haste; also, at once. ``They fled
amain.'' --Holinshed.
\A*main"\, v. t. [F. amener. See {Amenable}.] (Naut.) To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc. \A*main"\, v. i. (Naut.) To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield. |
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