amain (Meaning)

Wordnet

amain (r)

at full speed; with great haste

with all your strength

Webster

amain (n.)

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

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

Webster

amain (v. t.)

To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.

Webster

amain (v. i.)

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

FAQs About the word amain

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mightily, determinedly, continuously, resolutely,hard, intensely, intently, diligently, intensively, strenuously

tiredly, lazily, halfheartedly, listlessly, wearily, listlessly, indolently, casually, languidly, tiredly

The storm clouds gathered amain, heralding an impending downpour.

With determination in his eyes, the knight charged amain at the enemy lines.

As the ship approached the shore, the sailors worked amain to secure the rigging.

The construction crew labored amain to complete the project ahead of schedule.