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Short for mainline.
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To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game.
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He mains the same character as me in that game.
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Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road.
noun
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That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
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A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
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Short for main course.
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I had scampi and chips for my main and a slice of cheesecake for dessert.
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The high seas.
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The mainland.
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Short for mainsail.
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(except in might and main) Force, power, strength, violent effort.
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A hand or match in a game of dice.
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The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown.
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A stake played for at dice.
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A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.
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A banker's shovel for coins.
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A basket for gathering grapes.
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The domestic electrical power supply.
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I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!
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The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings.
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The main course of a meal.