Thesaurus: amain

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1. n. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly.
2. n. At full speed; in great haste; also, at once.
3. v. t. To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.
4. v. i. To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.
5. adv. at full speed; with great haste
6. adv. with all your strength
7. 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. At full speed; in great haste; also, at once. "They fled amain." Holinshed. To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc. To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.
8. r. at full speed; with great haste r. with all your strength