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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. at full speed; with great haste;
- Example: "the children ran down the hill amain"

2. with all your strength;
- Example: "he pulled the ropes amain"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Amain \A*main"\, adv. [Pref. a- + main. See 2d Main, n.] 1. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly. [1913 Webster] They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain. --Milton. [1913 Webster] That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts amain. --T. Parker. [1913 Webster] 2. At full speed; in great haste; also, at once. "They fled amain." --Holinshed. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Amain \A*main"\, v. t. [F. amener. See Amenable.] (Naut.) To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

amain \a*main"\, v. i. (Naut.) To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

amain adv 1: at full speed; with great haste; "the children ran down the hill amain" 2: with all your strength; "he pulled the ropes amain"