1. (noun) main, briny
any very large body of (salt) water
2. (adj) main
a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
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 possible intensity
"by main strength"
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Definition of 'main' 
