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With might and main

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might

2  [mahyt]
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–noun
1. physical strength: He swung with all his might.
2. superior power or strength; force: the theory that might makes right.
3. power or ability to do or accomplish; capacity: the might of the ballot box.
—Idiom
4. with might and main, with all the vigor, force, or energy at one's command: They pulled with might and main.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME myghte, OE miht, meaht; c. G macht, Goth mahts; akin to may 1

Related forms:
mightless, adjective

Synonyms:
1–3. See strength.

Antonyms:
1–3. weakness.
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Word Origin & History

might  (v.)
O.E. mihte, meahte, originally the past tense of may (O.E. magen "to be able"), thus "*may-ed." See may (v.). The first record of might-have-been is from 1848.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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