[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

main \main\ m=an, n. f. main hand, l. manus. see manual.
   1. a hand or match at dice. --prior. --thackeray.
      1913 webster

   2. a stake played for at dice. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. the largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice
      within given limits, as in the game of hazard.
      1913 webster

   4. a match at cockfighting. "my lord would ride twenty miles
      . . . to see a main fought." --thackeray.
      1913 webster

   5. a main-hamper. obs. --ainsworth.
      1913 webster
see also:
manual 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

main \main\, n. as. maegen strength, power, force; akin to
   ohg. magan, icel. megin, and to e. may, v. root103. see
   may, v.
   1. strength; force; might; violent effort. obs., except in
      certain phrases.
      1913 webster

            there were in this battle of most might and main.
                                                  --r. of gl.
      1913 webster

            he 'gan advance,
            with huge force, and with importable main.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. the chief or principal part; the main or most important
      thing. obs., except in special uses.
      1913 webster

            resolved to rest upon the title of lancaster as the
            main, and to use the other two . . . but as
            supporters.                           --bacon.
      1913 webster

   3. specifically:
      a the great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay,
          etc.; the high sea; the ocean. "struggling in the
          main." --dryden.
      b the continent, as distinguished from an island; the
          mainland. "invaded the main of spain." --bacon.
      c principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser
          ones; esp. engin., a principal pipe leading to or
          from a reservoir; as, a fire main.
          1913 webster

   forcing main, the delivery pipe of a pump.

   for the main, or in the main, for the most part; in the
      greatest part.

   with might and main, or with all one's might and main,
      with all one's strength; with violent effort.
      1913 webster

            with might and main they chased the murderous fox.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster
see also:
may forcing main for the main in the main with might and main with all one's might and main 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

main \main\ m=an, a. from main strength, possibly
   influenced by of. maine, magne, great, l. magnus. cf.
   magnate.
   1. very or extremely strong. obs.
      1913 webster

            that current with main fury ran.      --daniel.
      1913 webster

   2. vast; huge. obs. "the main abyss." --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer. obs. "it's a man
      untruth." --sir w. scott.
      1913 webster

   4. principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.;
      as, the main reason to go; the main proponent.
      1913 webster +pjc

            our main interest is to be happy as we can.
                                                  --tillotson.
      1913 webster

   5. important; necessary. obs.
      1913 webster

            that which thou aright
            believest so main to our success, i bring. --milton.
      1913 webster

   by main force, by mere force or sheer force; by violent
      effort; as, to subdue insurrection by main force.
      1913 webster

            that maine which by main force warwick did win.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   by main strength, by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy
      weight by main strength.

   main beam steam engine, working beam.

   main boom naut., the boom which extends the foot of the
      mainsail in a fore and aft vessel.

   main brace.
      a mech. the brace which resists the chief strain. cf.
          counter brace.
      b naut. the brace attached to the main yard.

   main center steam engine, a shaft upon which a working
      beam or side lever swings.

   main chance. see under chance.

   main couple arch., the principal truss in a roof.

   main deck naut., the deck next below the spar deck; the
      principal deck.

   main keel naut., the principal or true keel of a vessel,
      as distinguished from the false keel.
      1913 webster

   syn: principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.
        1913 webster
see also:
main magnate by main force by main strength main beam main boom 
main brace counter brace main center main chance chance 
main couple main deck main keel 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

main \main\, adv. see main, a.
   very; extremely; as, main heavy. "i'm main dry." --foote.
   obs. or low
   1913 webster
see also:
main 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

main
     adj 1: most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main
            doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of
            america"; "the principal example"; "policemen were
            primary targets" syn: chiefa, maina, primarya,
             principala
     2: of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete
        sentence; "the main or independent clause in a complex
        sentence has at least a subject and a verb" syn: independent,
         maina ant: dependent
     3: of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main
        strength" syn: maina
     n 1: any very large body of salt water syn: briny
     2: a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas
        or electricity or that collects sewage
see also:
chiefa maina primarya principala independent dependent 
briny 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

158 moby thesaurus words for "main":
   africa, antarctica, asia, australia, eurasia, eurasian landmass,
   europe, north america, south america, absolute, all-absorbing,
   arch, awful, banner, basic, big, big drink, biggest, blue,
   blue water, brine, briny, brute, capital, cardinal, central,
   champion, channel, chief, cock, comprehensive, conduit,
   consequential, considerable, continent, controlling, crazy,
   critical, crowning, crucial, damned, deep, dominant, dreadful,
   drink, duct, effort, electric cable, energy, essential,
   exceedingly, exhaustive, extremely, fire main, first, focal,
   foremost, front, full, fundamental, gas main, grand, grave, great,
   greatest, head, headmost, heavy, hegemonic, high sea, high seas,
   highest, hydrosphere, in the main, intense, irresistible, landmass,
   largest, larruping, leading, line, magisterial, maiden, main sea,
   mainland, mainly, mains, major, master, maximum, mere, might,
   mighty, monstrous, necessary, ocean, ocean depths, ocean main,
   ocean sea, out-and-out, outstanding, overriding, overruling,
   paramount, particular, peninsula, pipe, pipeline, plain, plenary,
   power, power supply, powerful, predominant, predominating,
   preeminent, premier, preponderant, prevailing, primal, primary,
   prime, principal, pure, ranking, ruling, salt sea, salt water, sea,
   serious, sheer, sovereign, star, stellar, strength, strong,
   strongest, subcontinent, supereminent, supreme, thalassa,
   the bounding main, the brine, the briny, the briny deep, the deep,
   the deep sea, the seven seas, the vasty deep, tide, topflight,
   topmost, total, uppermost, utter, vigor, vital, water main

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