EGAVE

amain

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adverb With all of one's might; mightily; forcefully, violently. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. adverb At full speed; also, in great haste.
  3. adverb Out of control.
  4. adverb Exceedingly; overmuch.
  5. verb To lower (the sail of a ship, particularly the topsail). To decrease or reduce (something).
  6. verb To lower (the sail of a ship, particularly the topsail).
  7. verb To decrease or reduce (something).
  8. verb To lower the topsail in token of surrender; to yield.

Similar words

with full force forcefully might and main almighty mightily horse and foot mainly potentially bigly overstrongly

Often followed by

to the and with for from towards like by

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