gin

gin ¹

 (jĭn)

n.

A strong colorless alcoholic beverage made by distilling or redistilling rye or other grain spirits and adding juniper berries and sometimes other flavorings such as anise, caraway seeds, or angelica root.

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[Alteration of geneva, from Dutch jenever, from Middle Dutch geniver, juniper, from Old French geneivre, from Vulgar Latin *iiniperus, from Latin iūniperus.]

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gin′ny adj.

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gin ²

 (jĭn)

n.

1. Any of several machines or devices, especially:

a. A machine for hoisting or moving heavy objects.

b. A pile driver.

c. A snare or trap for game.

d. A pump operated by a windmill.

2. A cotton gin.

tr.v. ginned, gin·ning, gins

1. To remove the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin.

2. To trap in a gin.

Phrasal Verb:

gin up

1. To create or produce; work up: "If we ever ginned up the courage to speak honestly about race, we might also open up unexpected avenues of racial healing" (Michael Eric Dyson).

2. To create or produce under false pretenses: "U.S. officials have asked their foreign counterparts to gin up a charge so that the United States can credibly claim it is rendering a suspect to face legal charges when it is really trying to gather information" (Daniel Byman).

3. To increase or make more active: gin up sales; gin up the economy.

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[Middle English, from Old French, short for engin, skill; see engine.]

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gin ³

 (jĭn)

n.

Gin rummy.

interj.

Used to announce that one has won a game of gin rummy.

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gin

(dʒɪn)

n

1. (Brewing) an alcoholic drink obtained by distillation and rectification of the grain of malted barley, rye, or maize, flavoured with juniper berries

2. (Brewing) any of various grain spirits flavoured with other fruit or aromatic essences: sloe gin.

3. (Brewing) an alcoholic drink made from any rectified spirit

[C18: shortened from Dutch genever juniper, via Old French from Latin jūniperus juniper]

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gin

(dʒɪn)

n

1. (Mechanical Engineering) a primitive engine in which a vertical shaft is turned by horses driving a horizontal beam or yoke in a circle

2. (Mechanical Engineering) Also called: cotton gin a machine of this type used for separating seeds from raw cotton

3. (Hunting) a trap for catching small mammals, consisting of a noose of thin strong wire

4. (Mechanical Engineering) a hand-operated hoist that consists of a drum winder turned by a crank

vb (tr) , gins, ginning or ginned

5. (Mechanical Engineering) to free (cotton) of seeds with a gin

6. (Hunting) to trap or snare (game) with a gin

[C13 gyn, shortened from engine]

ˈginner n

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gin

(ɡɪn)

vb, gins, ginning, gan or gun

an archaic word for begin

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gin

(ɡɪn)

conj

Scot if

[perhaps related to gif, an earlier form of if]

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gin

(dʒɪn)

n

offensive slang Austral an Aboriginal woman

[C19: from a native Australian language]

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gin¹

(dʒɪn)

n.

an alcoholic liquor distilled or redistilled with juniper berries, orange peel, or other flavorings.

[1705–15; shortened from geneva]

gin²

(dʒɪn)

n., v. ginned, gin•ning. n.

1. cotton gin.

2. a trap or snare for game.

3. a machine employing simple tackle or windlass mechanisms for hoisting.

v.t.

4. to clear (cotton) of seeds with a gin.

5. to snare (game).

[1150–1200; < Old French engin engine]

gin′ner, n.

gin⁴

(dʒɪn)

n.

1. Also called gin rummy. a variety of rummy for two players, sometimes played with knocking.

2. a gin hand in which the cards are matched in sets, winning extra points.

[1955–60; perhaps gin¹]

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gin

Past participle: ginned
Gerund: ginning

Imperative

gin

gin

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gin

(begin)
Past participle: gun
Gerund: ginning

Imperative

gin

gin

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Gin

Generally a cotton gin, which is a collection of machines to separate cotton fibers from cottonseed and then bale the fibers.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gin - strong liquor flavored with juniper berries juniper berries - berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented 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 gin and tonic - gin and quinine water martini - a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth gin and it - a cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouth pink lady - a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice
	2.	gin - a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose noose, snare slipknot - a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
	3.	gin - a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers cotton gin machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
	4.	gin - a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points gin rummy, knock rummy rum, rummy - a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
Verb	1.	gin - separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
	2.	gin - trap with a snare; "gin game" hunting, hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport snare, trammel, trap, ensnare, entrap - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

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Translations

جِنجِن: مُسْكِر قَوي

džingin

gin

Gin

τζιν

ginebra

džinn

gini

gin

džin

gin

gin

ginginnareretesgranatrice di cotonetrappola

ジン

진

džinas

džins

jenever

gin

dżin

gimgin

джин

džin

gin

เหล้ายิน

cin

rượu gin

杜松子酒

gin

¹ [dʒɪn] N (= drink) → ginebra f
gin and it (Brit) → vermú m con ginebra
gin and tonic → gin-tonic m

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gin

² [dʒɪn]

A. N

1. (Brit) (also gin trap) → trampa f

2. (Tech) → desmotadera f de algodón

B. CPD gin rummy N → gin rummy m

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gin

[ˈdʒɪn] n → gin m
a gin and tonic → un gin tonic

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gin

:

gin rummy

n → Rommé nt → or Rommee nt → mit Zehn

gin sling

n → Gin-Fizz m

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gin

¹

n (= drink) → Gin m, → Wacholder(schnaps) m; gin and tonic → Gin Tonic m; gin and it Gin und (italienischer) Wermut

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gin

²

n

(Hunt) → Falle f; (= snare) → Schlinge f

(Tex: = cotton gin) → (Baumwoll)entkernungsmaschine f

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gin

[dʒɪn] n (liquor) → gin m inv
gin and tonic → gin tonic m inv

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gin

(dʒin) noun

a type of alcoholic drink made from grain and flavoured with juniper berries. jenewer جِن: مُسْكِر قَوي джин gim džin der Gin gin τζινginebra dþinn مشروب الکلی جین gini gin גין जिन, मदिरा džin gin gin gin gin ジン 진(호밀 등으로 만든 독한 증류주) džinas džins gin gingindżin جين ( يوډول شراب gin gin джин džin gin džin gin เหล้าชนิดหนึ่ง cin 琴酒 джин ایک الکحلی مشروب rượu gin 杜松子酒

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

Gin

→ جِن gin gin Gin τζιν ginebra gini gin džin gin ジン 진 jenever gin dżin gim, gin джин gin เหล้ายิน cin rượu gin 杜松子酒

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• I'll have a gin and tonic, please → سَأتَنَاوَلُ مَشْرُوبَ الـجِنْ و تُونِكْ الكُحُولِيَّيـن مِنْ فَضْلِك → Dám si džin s tonikem, prosím → En gin og tonic, tak → Ich hätte gerne einen Gin Tonic → Θα πάρω ένα τζιν τόνικ, παρακαλώ → Tomaré una ginebra con tónica, por favor → Otan gin tonicin, kiitos → Je vais prendre un gin tonic, s'il vous plaît → Ja ću džin i tonik, molim → Prendo un gin and tonic, per favore → ジントニックをお願いします → 진 앤 토닉 주세요 → Een gin-tonic alstublieft → Jeg tar en gin og tonic → Proszę dżin z tonikiem → Eu quero um gim com tônica, por favor → Мне джин с тоником, пожалуйста → Jag tar en gin och tonic, tack → ฉันจะดื่มยินกับโทนิค → Ben bir cin tonik alayım lütfen → Làm ơn cho tôi một gin với tonic → 我要一杯金汤力

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