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amain

ADV เต็มกำลัง  tem-kam-lang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AMAIN

adv. With force, strength or violence; violently; furiously; suddenly; at once.
What, when we fled amain.
Let go amain, in seamen's language or strike amain, is to let fall or lower at once.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMAIN

A *main ", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + main. See 2d Main, n.]

 

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.

 

AMAIN

A *main ", v. t. Etym: [F. amener. See Amenable. ] (Naut. )

 

Defn: To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.

 

AMAIN

AMAIN A *main ", v. i. (Naut. )

 

Defn: To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.

 

Spanish Dictionary

amainar

amainar verbo intransitivo 1 Perder fuerza o intensidad un fenómeno atmosférico :amainar el viento; ante los elementos desatados, dejó la cubierta a la espera de que amainaran .2 verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo Perder fuerza o intensidad un deseo, pasión o sentimiento violento o impetuoso :intentó consolarlo para amainar su llanto; la saludaron con un clamor delirante, clamor que, lejos de amainar, se prolongó todavía en tono creciente; esperaban que el instinto de venganza amainara .3 verbo transitivo Recoger total o parcialmente las velas de una embarcación .