With force, strength, or violence; violently; furiously; suddenly; at full speed; hastily.

To lead; conduct; manage.

To lower (a sail), especially the topsail.

To lower; abate.

To lower the topsail or one's flag, in token of yielding; yield; surrender.

transitive verb. To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.

intransitive verb. To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.

adverb. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly.

adverb. At full speed; in great haste; also, at once.

adverb. In a forceful manner.

adverb. At full speed; in great haste.

adverb. Out of control.

verb. To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.

adverb. with all your strength

adverb. at full speed; with great haste

"His bloodhounds twain he called amain, and straightway gave her chase;"

strike amain  

exceedingly  vigorously  violently  yield