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gin

noun

  1. a strong, aromatic alcoholic liquor distilled from rye and other grains and flavored with juniper berries
  2. a similar liquor differently flavored: sloe gin
  3. Archaic alcoholic liquor generally

noun

  1. a snare, net, or trap, as for game or fish
  2. a machine for hoisting heavy objects
  3. cotton gin

transitive verb ginned, ginning

  1. to catch in a trap
  2. to remove seeds from (cotton) with a gin

transitive verb, intransitive verb gan, ginning

Archaic to begin

conjunction

Scot. if; whether

noun

intransitive verb ginned, ginning

☆ to win in gin rummy with no unmatched cards left in one's hand, thus gaining additional points

intransitive verb

Slang used only in the phrase,
  1. to generate, devise, etc.
  2. to stir up, stimulate, enliven, etc.

See gin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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