present participle of main

A former province of Pays de la Loire, France. Capital: Le Mans. / A state of the United States; probably named for the province in France. Capital: Augusta. Largest city: Portland. / A town in New York.

A river in France, flowing 12 km through the city of Angers from the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe into the Loire.

A Scottish and English surname from Old French, a variant of Main. / A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin; named for county sheriff Uriah E. Maine.

A river in County Kerry, Ireland, flowing 43 km from Tobermaing into the Atlantic at Castlemaine.

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Irish kings Maine mac Cerbaill and Maine mac Néill.

Alternative form of Main: A river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. / Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.

(Britain, dialectal) Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.

(transitive, slang) Short for mainline (“to inject (a drug) directly into a vein”). / (transitive, gaming) To mainly play a specific character or side, or with specific equipment, during a game.