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- Dictionarymain/meɪn/
adjective
- 1. chief in size or importance: "a main road" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them: "a faulty gas main"
- 2. the open ocean. archaic, literary
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MAIN definition: 1. larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the same type: 2. a large pipe…. Learn more.
Main definition: chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading. See examples of MAIN used in a sentence.
When you describe something as main, you mean it's the most important, well-known, or biggest of its kind. The main branch of the post office in a city is usually the largest and busiest.
The meaning of MAIN is physical strength : force —used in the phrase with might and main. How to use main in a sentence.
16 meanings: 1. chief or principal in rank, importance, size, etc 2. sheer or utmost (esp in the phrase by main force) 3..... Click for more definitions.
Definition of main adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
MAIN definition: 1. most important or largest: 2. the most important fact in a situation: 3. a pipe that carries…. Learn more.
Noun. Adverb. Idiom. Filter. adjective. Most important; principal. American Heritage. Strong; powerful. Webster's New World. Exerted to the utmost; sheer. American Heritage. Chief in size, extent, importance, etc.; principal; leading; specif., designating a large central unit on which subsidiaries or branches depend. The main post office.
adj. 1. Most important; principal. See Synonyms at chief. 2. Exerted to the utmost; sheer: "They took her off the sled by main strength" (Jack London). 3. Nautical Connected to or located near the mainmast: a main skysail. 4. Obsolete Of or relating to a continuous area or stretch, as of land or water. n. 1.
main meaning, definition, what is main: larger or more important than all other ...: Learn more.
