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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: gin

1
 n
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
2
 nv
a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
3
 nv
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
trap with a snare
4
 n
a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: gin
1

n strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

Types:
bathtub gin
homemade gin especially that made illegally
sloe gin
gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn)
Holland gin, Hollands, geneva
gin made in the Netherlands
Type of:
John Barleycorn, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, liquor, spirits, strong drink
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
2

n a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers

Synonyms:
cotton gin
Type of:
machine
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

v separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

Type of:
disunite, divide, part, separate
force, take, or pull apart
3

n a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

Synonyms:
noose, snare
Type of:
trap
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

v trap with a snare

“gin game”
Type of:
ensnare, entrap, snare, trammel, trap
catch in or as if in a trap
4

n a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points

Synonyms:
gin rummy, knock rummy
Type of:
rum, rummy
a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
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