Found 2 items, similar to Amain.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: amain
amain
adv 1: at full speed; with great haste;
“the children ran down the
hill amain”
2: with all your strength;
“he pulled the ropes amain” [syn:
with full force
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Amain
Amain
\A*main"\, adv. [Pref. a- + main. See 2d
Main, n.]
1. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently;
exceedingly.
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They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows,
perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down
amain. --Milton.
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That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts
amain. --T. Parker.
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2. At full speed; in great haste; also, at once.
“They fled
amain.” --Holinshed.
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Amain
\A*main"\, v. t. [F. amener. See
Amenable.] (Naut.)
To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.
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