Definitions for amain
əˈmeɪnamain

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amainadverb

   at full speed; with great haste

   "the children ran down the hill amain"

2. amainadverb

   with all your strength

   "he pulled the ropes amain"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amainadverb

   In a forceful manner.

2. amainadverb

   At full speed; in great haste.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amainadverb

   With vehemence; with vigour; fiercely; violently. It is used of any action performed with precipitation, whether of fear or courage, or of any violent effort.

   Etymology: from maine, or maigne, old Fr. derived from magnus, Lat.

   Great lords, from Ireland am I come amain,
   To signify that rebels there are up,
   And put the Englishmen unto the sword. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   What! when we fled amain, pursued, and struck
   With heav’n’s afflicting thunder, and besought
   The deep to shelter us? John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii.

   The hills, to their supply,
   Vapour and exhalation dusk and moist,
   Sent up amain. Par. Lost.

   From hence the boar was rous’d, and sprung amain,
   Like light’ning sudden, on the warriour train,
   Beats down the trees before him, shakes the ground;
   The forest echoes to the crackling sound,
   Shout the fierce youth, and clamours ring around. Dry.

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1. amain

   Amain is an adverb that is used to describe something done with all one's might, strength, or full force. It's also used to describe doing something speedily or hastily. This word is not commonly used in modern English and is considered archaic.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amainnoun

   with might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly

2. Amainnoun

   at full speed; in great haste; also, at once

3. Amainverb

   to lower, as a sail, a yard, etc

4. Amainverb

   to lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield

5. Etymology: [Pref. a- + main. See 2d Main, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amain

   a-mān′, adv. with main force or strength: violently: at full speed: exceedingly. [Pfx. a- = on, and Main.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amain

   [Saxon a, and mægn, force, strength]. This was the old word to an enemy for "yield," and was written amayne and almayne. Its literal signification is, with force or vigour, all at once, suddenly; and it is generally used to anything which is moved by a tackle-fall, as "lower amain!" let run at once. When we used to demand the salute in the narrow seas, the lowering of the top-sail was called striking amain (see STRIKE), and it was demanded by the wave amain (see WAVING), or brandishing a bright sword to and fro.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amain

   A nautical phrase meaning suddenly, at once--e.g. “Strike amain,” “Lower amain.”

Anagrams for amain »

1. amnia

2. amani

3. anima

4. mania

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amain in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amain
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amain
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=amain
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amain
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=amain
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=amain
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=amain