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A*main" (&unr_;), 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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A*main", v. t. [F. amener. See Amenable.] (Naut.) To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.
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a*main", v. i. (Naut.) To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.
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