Словарь синонимов английского языка - main

(adj) 1. chief, primary, prime, (most) important, principal, cardinal, paramount, first, foremost, leading, pre-eminent, predominant, predominating, dominant, ranking, major; outstanding: The main cause of traffic deaths is drunken driving. In Britain, the main street of a town is called 'the High Street'. We arrived late and missed the main entertainment. 2. largest, biggest, greatest, strongest: The main part of the strike force landed in Normandy. 3. necessary, essential, basic, particular, fundamental, critical, crucial, vital: Economic recoveby is the main thrust of our programme for reform. 4. sheer, brute, utter, pure, out-and-out, absolute, mere, plain: He lifted that block by main force! -(n) 5. pipe, duct, channel, line, pipeline, water or gas main, Brit (electric) cable, mains, power (supply), conduit: Water reaches the city through a huge underground main. 6. strength, power, might, efford, energy, vigour: With all his might and main he tried to move the stone blocking the cave. 7. in the main. See mainly, below.