Associations to the word «Amain»
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Wiktionary
AMAIN, adverb. (archaic) With full force; forcefully, violently. [from 16th c.]
AMAIN, adverb. (archaic) At full speed; in great haste. [from 16th c.]
AMAIN, adverb. (UK dialectal) Out of control.
AMAIN, verb. (nautical) To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.
Dictionary definition
AMAIN, adverb. At full speed; with great haste; "the children ran down the hill amain".
AMAIN, adverb. With all your strength; "he pulled the ropes amain".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.