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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Amain

· A·main · IPA /əˈmeɪn/
01 adv. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly.
  1. 1.
    With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly.
    “They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain.” — Milton.
    “That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts amain.” — T. Parker.
  2. 2.
    At full speed; in great haste; also, at once.
02 v. t. To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.
  1. 1.
    To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.(Naut.)
03 v. i. To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.
  1. 1.
    To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.(Naut.)