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Definitions for Gan

[1] simple past tense of gin3.
[2] cotton gin.
[3] a trap or snare for game.
[4] any of various machines employing simple tackle or windlass mechanisms for hoisting.
[5] a stationary prime mover having a drive shaft rotated by horizontal beams pulled by horses walking in a circle.
[6] to clear (cotton) of seeds with a gin.
[7] to snare (game).
[8] to begin.
[9] Also called gin rummy. a variety of rummy for two players, in which a player with 10 or fewer points in unmatched cards can end the game by laying down the hand.
[10] the winning of such a game by laying down a full set of matched cards, earning the winner a bonus of 20 or 25 points.
[11] to win a game in gin by laying down a hand in which all 10 cards are included in sets.
[12] archaic , or poetic the past tense of gin 3
[13] (intr) Northeast English dialect to go
[14] an alcoholic drink obtained by distillation and rectification of the grain of malted barley, rye, or maize, flavoured with juniper berries
[15] any of various grain spirits flavoured with other fruit or aromatic essences sloe gin
[16] an alcoholic drink made from any rectified spirit
[17] a primitive engine in which a vertical shaft is turned by horses driving a horizontal beam or yoke in a circle
[18] Also called: cotton gin a machine of this type used for separating seeds from raw cotton
[19] a trap for catching small mammals, consisting of a noose of thin strong wire
[20] a hand-operated hoist that consists of a drum winder turned by a crank
[21] to free (cotton) of seeds with a gin
[22] to trap or snare (game) with a gin
[23] an archaic word for begin
[24] Scot if
[25] Australian offensive , slang an Aboriginal woman

Words nearby Gan

gamosepalous, gamow, gamp, gamut, gamy, gan, ganache, gance, ganciclovir, gand, ganda

Origin of Gan

in4First recorded in 1955–60; perhaps special use of gin1

Other words from Gan

gin·ner , noun

Word origin for Gan

inC19: from a native Australian language