3. (adj)chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a) most important element "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
4. (adj)independent, main(a) (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
5. (adj)main(a) of force; of the greatest possibleintensity "by main strength"
Definition of 'main'
