AMAIN
amain
(adverb) with all your strength; “he pulled the ropes amain”
amain
(adverb) at full speed; with great haste; “the children ran down the hill amain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adverb
amain (comparative more amain, superlative most amain)
(literary) With all one's might; forcefully, violently; mightily. [from 16th c.]
(archaic) At full speed; in great haste. [from 16th c.]
(archaic) Exceedingly; overmuch.
(UK dialectal) Out of control.
Etymology 2
Verb
amain (third-person singular simple present amains, present participle amaining, simple past and past participle amained)
(nautical) To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.
Anagrams
• -mania, Amina, Maina, Mania, amnia, anima, mania
Source: Wiktionary
A*main", adv. Etym: [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. Etym: [F. amener. See Amenable.] (Naut.)
Definition: To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.
A*main", v. i. (Naut.)
Definition: To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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