I. əˈmān adverb
Etymology: a- (I) + main (strength)
1. : with all one's might : with full force : violently
he tugged and toiled amain — Nathaniel Hawthorne
2.
a. : at full speed
they on the hill … came down amain — John Milton
b. : in great haste : suddenly
left amain their broken tasks — Joanna Baillie
3. : to a high degree : greatly , exceedingly
pleased amain — John Keats
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French amener to lower, lead up (3d person singular present indicative ameine ) — more at amenable
obsolete : to lower the topsail as a sign of surrender : yield