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Mains

/meɪnz/

Short for mainline.

📖 Definitions of "Mains"

verb
  1. 1

    Short for mainline.

  2. 2

    To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game.

    "He mains the same character as me in that game."

  3. 3

    Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road.

noun
  1. 1

    That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.

  2. 2

    A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.

  3. 3

    Short for main course.

    "I had scampi and chips for my main and a slice of cheesecake for dessert."

  4. 4

    The high seas.

noun
  1. 1

    A hand or match in a game of dice.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    A stake played for at dice.

  4. 4

    A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.

noun
  1. 1

    A basket for gathering grapes.

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