Definition of "gin"
- noun
A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
Gin rummy.
Drawing the best card or combination of cards.
A trick; a device or instrument.
A snare or trap for game.
A machine for hoisting or moving heavy objects.
A pile driver.
A windpump.
A cotton gin.
An Aboriginal woman.
- verb
To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.
To trap something in a gin.
To invent (via Irish), see gin up.
To begin.
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