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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024main1 /meɪn/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- chief in size, extent, or importance:He had the main part in a play.
- Grammar(in a sentence) of or relating to the clause that can stand by itself;
independent:In the sentence I'll see you when I get home, the main clause is I'll see you.
n. [countable] - Civil Engineeringa principal pipe in a system used to carry and send water, gas, etc.
Idioms- in the main, most importantly:In the main, she has proposed a very good plan.
- with might and main, with strength or force.
main•ly, adv. : He got rich mainly from government contracts. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024main1 (mān),USA pronunciation adj. - chief in size, extent, or importance;
principal;
leading:the company's main office; the main features of a plan. - sheer;
utmost, as strength or force:to lift a stoneby main force. - of or pertaining to a broad expanse:main sea.
- Grammarsyntactically independent;
capable of use in isolation. Cf. dependent (def. 4), independent (def. 14), main clause. - [Naut.]
- Nauticalof or pertaining to a mainmast.
- Nauticalnoting or pertaining to a sail, yard, boom, etc., or to any rigging belonging to a mainmast.
- Nauticalnoting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mainmast:main topmast stay.
- [Obs.]
- having or exerting great strength or force;
mighty. - having momentous or important results;
significant.
n. - Civil Engineeringa principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- physical strength, power, or force:to struggle with might and main.
- the chief or principal part or point:The main of their investments was lost during the war.
- [Literary.]the open ocean;
high sea:the bounding main. - the mainland.
- Idiomsin the main, for the most part;
chiefly:In the main, the novel was dull reading.
adv. - Dialect Terms[South Midland U.S.](chiefly Appalachian). very;
exceedingly:The dogs treed a main big coon.
v.i., v.t. - Slang Termsmainline.
- Old Norse megenn, megn strong, partly independent use of Old English mægen (noun, nominal) taken as an adjective, adjectival in compounds, as in mægen-weorc, literally, work of might
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English meyn, mayn strength, power, Old English mægen, cognate with Old Norse megin(n), megn strength; (adjective, adjectival) Middle English mayn, partly
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cardinal, prime, paramount, primary, capital.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pure, direct.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conduit.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged might.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged secondary, least.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged weakness.
main2 (mān),USA pronunciation n. - a cockfighting match.
- 1560–70; perh. special use of main1; compare main chance
- Place Namesa river in central and W Germany, flowing W from the Bohemian Forest in N Bavaria into the Rhine at Mainz. 305 mi. (490 km) long.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: main /meɪn/ adj (prenominal)- chief or principal in rank, importance, size, etc
- sheer or utmost (esp in the phrase by main force)
- of, relating to, or denoting any gear, such as a stay or sail, belonging to the mainmast
n - a principal pipe, conduit, duct, or line in a system used to distribute water, electricity, etc
- (plural) the main distribution network for water, gas, or electricity
- (as modifier): mains voltage
- the chief or most important part or consideration
- great strength or force (now chiefly in the phrase (with) might and main)
- literary the open ocean
- archaic
short for Spanish Main - archaic
short for mainland - in the main, for the main ⇒ on the whole; for the most part
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old English mægen strength main /meɪn/ n - a throw of the dice in dice games
- a cockfighting contest
- a match in archery, boxing, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: of unknown origin Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Main /meɪn; German: main/ n - a river in central and W Germany, flowing west through Würzburg and Frankfurt to the Rhine. Length: about 515 km (320 miles)
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