ALL meanings of in the main
in the main
I i - adverb in the main mostly, largely 1
- adjective in the main chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan. 1
- adjective in the main sheer; utmost, as strength or force: to lift a stone by main force. 1
- adjective in the main of or relating to a broad expanse: main sea. 1
- adjective in the main Grammar. syntactically independent; capable of use in isolation. Compare dependent (def 4), independent (def 14), main clause. 1
- adjective in the main Nautical. of or relating to a mainmast. noting or pertaining to a sail, yard, boom, etc., or to any rigging belonging to a mainmast. noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mainmast: main topmast stay. 1
- adjective in the main Obsolete. having or exerting great strength or force; mighty. having momentous or important results; significant. 1
- noun in the main a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc. 1
- noun in the main physical strength, power, or force: to struggle with might and main. 1
- noun in the main the chief or principal part or point: The main of their investments was lost during the war. 1
- noun in the main Literary. the open ocean; high sea: the bounding main. 1
- noun in the main the mainland. 1
- noun in the main Usually, mains. a main course in a meal: The restaurant offers four mains: one chicken, two beef, and one fish. 1
- adverb in the main South Midland U.S. (chiefly Appalachian) . very; exceedingly: The dogs treed a main big coon. 1
- idioms in the main in the main, for the most part; chiefly: In the main, the novel was dull reading. 1
- phrase in the main If you say that something is true in the main, you mean that it is generally true, although there may be exceptions. 0
- noun in the main on the whole; for the most part 0
- preposition in the main Principally; on the whole; for the most part. 0