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21Main — Main, n. [AS. m[ae]gen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. [root]103. See {May}, v.] 1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in certain phrases.] [1913 Webster] There were in this battle of… …
22With all one's might and main — Main Main, n. [AS. m[ae]gen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. [root]103. See {May}, v.] 1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in certain phrases.] [1913 Webster] There were in this… …
23With might and main — Main Main, n. [AS. m[ae]gen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. [root]103. See {May}, v.] 1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in certain phrases.] [1913 Webster] There were in this… …
24struggle — I. intransitive verb (struggled; struggling) Etymology: Middle English struglen Date: 14th century 1. to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition < struggling with the problem > 2. to proceed with difficulty or… …
25flog — v. (flogged, flogging) 1 tr. a beat with a whip, stick, etc. (as a punishment or to urge on). b make work through violent effort (flogged the engine). 2 tr. Brit. sl. sell. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by into, out of) drive (a quality, knowledge, etc.)… …
26Indian philosophy — Any of the numerous philosophical systems developed on the Indian subcontinent, including both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta schools of philosophy, and unorthodox (nastika) systems …
27claquage — [ klakaʒ ] n. m. • 1895; de claquer 1 ♦ Méd. Accident musculaire (déchirure, élongation) dû à un effort excessif. Le coureur, victime d un claquage, a dû abandonner. 2 ♦ Électr. Destruction d un matériau sous l effet d un champ électrique ou de… …
28Struggle — Strug gle, n. 1. A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress. [1913 Webster] 2. Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avert an evil. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. Contest; contention; strife. [1913… …
29Tonight (David Bowie album) — Tonight Studio album by David Bowie Released 1 September 1984 …
30Henri Desgrange — (b. Paris, January 31, 1865 ndash; d. 16 August 1940 Beauvallon) was a French bicycle racer and sports journalist.He set 12 world track cycling records, including the hour record of 35.325 kilometres on 11 May 1893. He was the first organiser of… …
