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[n] a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
[n] any very large body of (salt) water Synonyms | Synonyms for Main: briny Related Terms | Find terms related to Main: absolute | Africa | all-absorbing | Antarctica | arch | Asia | Australia | awful | banner | basic | big | big drink | biggest | blue | blue water | brine | briny | brute | capital | cardinal | central | champion | channel | chief | cock | comprehensive | conduit | consequential | considerable | continent | controlling | crazy | critical | crowning | crucial | damned | deep | dominant | dreadful | drink | duct | effort | electric cable | energy | essential | Eurasia | Eurasian landmass | Europe | exceedingly | exhaustive | extremely | fire main | first | focal | foremost | front | full | fundamental | gas main | grand | grave | great | greatest | head | headmost | heavy | hegemonic | high sea | high seas | highest | hydrosphere | in the main | intense | irresistible | landmass | largest | larruping | leading | line | magisterial | maiden | main sea | mainland | mainly | mains | major | master | maximum | mere | might | mighty | monstrous | necessary | North America | ocean | ocean depths | ocean main | ocean sea | out-and-out | outstanding | overriding | overruling | paramount | particular | peninsula | pipe | pipeline | plain | plenary | power | power supply | powerful | predominant | predominating | preeminent | premier | preponderant | prevailing | primal | primary | prime | principal | pure | ranking | ruling | salt sea | salt water | sea | serious | sheer | South America | sovereign | star | stellar | strength | strong | strongest | subcontinent | supereminent | supreme | thalassa | the bounding main | the brine | the briny | the briny deep | the deep | the deep sea | the seven seas | the vasty deep | tide | topflight | topmost | total | uppermost | utter | vigor | vital | water main See Also | base | body of water | electric main | gas main | high sea | hydrosphere | infrastructure | international waters | offing | pipage | pipe | piping | sewer line | sewer main | territorial waters | water | water main Main In Webster's Dictionary \Main\, n. [F. main hand, L. manus. See {Manual}.]
1. A hand or match at dice. --Prior. Thackeray.
2. A stake played for at dice. [Obs.] --Shak.
3. The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice
within given limits, as in the game of hazard.
4. A match at cockfighting. ``My lord would ride twenty miles
. . . to see a main fought.'' --Thackeray.
5. A main-hamper. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.
\Main\, n. [AS. m[ae]gen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. ?. See {May}, v.] 1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in certain phrases.] There were in this battle of most might and main. --R. of Gl. He 'gan advance, With huge force, and with importable main. --Spenser. 2. The chief or principal part; the main or most important thing. [Obs., except in special uses.] Resolved to rest upon the title of Lancaster as the main, and to use the other two . . . but as supporters. --Bacon. 3. Specifically: (a) The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc.; the high sea; the ocean. ``Struggling in the main.'' --Dryden. (b) The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland. ``Invaded the main of Spain.'' --Bacon. (c) principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire main. {Forcing main}, the delivery pipe of a pump. {For the main}, or {In the main}, for the most part; in the greatest part. {With might and main}, or {With all one's might and main}, with all one's strength; with violent effort. With might and main they chased the murderous fox. --Dryden. \Main\, a. [From {Main} strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. {Magnate}.] 1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.] That current with main fury ran. --Daniel. 2. Vast; huge. [Obs.] ``The main abyss.'' --Milton. 3. Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer. [Obs.] ``It's a man untruth.'' --Sir W. Scott. 4. Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc. Our main interest is to be happy as we can. --Tillotson. 5. Important; necessary. [Obs.] That which thou aright Believest so main to our success, I bring. --Milton. {By main force}, by mere force or sheer force; by violent effort; as, to subdue insurrection by main force. That Maine which by main force Warwick did win. --Shak. {By main strength}, by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy weight by main strength. {Main beam} (Steam Engine), working beam. {Main boom} (Naut.), the boom which extends the foot of the mainsail in a fore and aft vessel. {Main brace}. (a) (Mech.) The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf. {Counter brace}. (b) (Naut.) The brace attached to the main yard. {Main center} (Steam Engine), a shaft upon which a working beam or side lever swings. {Main chance}. See under {Chance}. {Main couple} (Arch.), the principal truss in a roof. {Main deck} (Naut.), the deck next below the spar deck; the principal deck. {Main keel} (Naut.), the principal or true keel of a vessel, as distinguished from the false keel. Syn: Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital. \Main\, adv. [See {Main}, a.] Very; extremely; as, main heavy. ``I'm main dry.'' --Foote. [Obs. or Low] |
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