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Definitions for Gin

[1] an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
[2] an alcoholic liquor similar to this, made by redistilling spirits with flavoring agents, especially juniper berries, orange peel, angelica root, etc.
[3] cotton gin.
[4] a trap or snare for game.
[5] any of various machines employing simple tackle or windlass mechanisms for hoisting.
[6] a stationary prime mover having a drive shaft rotated by horizontal beams pulled by horses walking in a circle.
[7] to clear (cotton) of seeds with a gin.
[8] to snare (game).
[9] to begin.
[10] 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.
[11] 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.
[12] to win a game in gin by laying down a hand in which all 10 cards are included in sets.
[13] if; whether.
[14] a female Aborigine.
[15] an Aboriginal wife.
[16] an alcoholic drink obtained by distillation and rectification of the grain of malted barley, rye, or maize, flavoured with juniper berries
[17] any of various grain spirits flavoured with other fruit or aromatic essences sloe gin
[18] an alcoholic drink made from any rectified spirit
[19] a primitive engine in which a vertical shaft is turned by horses driving a horizontal beam or yoke in a circle
[20] Also called: cotton gin a machine of this type used for separating seeds from raw cotton
[21] a trap for catching small mammals, consisting of a noose of thin strong wire
[22] a hand-operated hoist that consists of a drum winder turned by a crank
[23] to free (cotton) of seeds with a gin
[24] to trap or snare (game) with a gin
[25] an archaic word for begin
[26] Scot if
[27] Australian offensive , slang an Aboriginal woman

Words related to Gin

squabble, clash, exchange, brawl, disagreement, controversy, feud, altercation, dispute, debate, quarrel, bickering, poker, roulette, spat, tiff, ruckus, scene, wrangle, hassle

Words nearby Gin

gimme cap, gimmick, gimmickry, gimp, gimpy, gin, gin and tonic, gin block, gin mill, gin palace, gin rickey

Origin of Gin

6First recorded in 1820–30, gin is from the Dharuk word di-yin

Words that may be confused with Gin

djin, djinn, gin, jinn

Other words from Gin

gin·ner , noun

Word origin for Gin

C19: from a native Australian language

Synonyms for Gin

altercation, bickering, brawl, clash, controversy, debate, disagreement, dispute, exchange, feud, quarrel, squabble, beef, blowup, bone, brush, crusher, dustup, face-off, finisher, flap, fuss, go, hassle, knockdown, out, rhubarb, romp, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, run-in, scene, scrap, set-to, shindy, spat, static, stew, tiff, words, wrangle, bone of contention, bone to pick, brannigan, difference of opinion, donnybrook, falling, knock down and drag out, talking heads