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Definition of Main
Main

A hand or match at dice.

A stake played for at dice.

The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard.

A match at cockfighting.

A main-hamper.

Strength; force; might; violent effort.

The chief or principal part; the main or most important thing.

The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean.

The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland.

principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire main.

Very or extremely strong.

Vast; huge.

Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer.

Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.

Important; necessary.

Very; extremely; as, main heavy.

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Main Quotations

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
Stephen Covey

My main focus is on my game.
Tiger Woods

My main hope for myself is to be where I am.
Woody Harrelson

And the live show is still our main thing.
Jerry Garcia

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Main Translations

main in Dutch is hoofd-, voornaamste
main in French is essentielle
main in German is Haupt-, haupt, Leitung
main in Italian is essenziale
main in Portuguese is principal
main in Spanish is principal
main in Swedish is huvudsaklig


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