gin
Also found in: Thesaurus, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
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.
[Alteration of geneva, from Dutch jenever, from Middle Dutch geniver, juniper, from Old French geneivre, from Vulgar Latin *iiniperus, from Latin iūniperus.]
gin′ny adj.
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
Phrasal Verb: 1. To remove the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin.
2. To trap in a gin.
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.
[Middle English, from Old French, short for engin, skill; see engine.]
gin 3
(jĭn)n.
Gin rummy.
interj.
Used to announce that one has won a game of gin rummy.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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]
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
gin
(ɡɪn)vb, gins, ginning, gan or gun
an archaic word for begin
gin
(ɡɪn)conj
Scot if
[perhaps related to gif, an earlier form of if]
gin
(dʒɪn)n
offensive slang Austral an Aboriginal woman
[C19: from a native Australian language]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
gin
Past participle: ginned
Gerund: ginning
| Imperative |
|---|
| gin |
| gin |
gin
(begin)Past participle: gun
Gerund: ginning
| Imperative |
|---|
| gin |
| gin |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Gin
Generally a cotton gin, which is a collection of machines to separate cotton fibers from cottonseed and then bale the fibers.
1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn’t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  gin - strong liquor flavored with juniper berriesjuniper 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) 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 nooseslipknot - 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 fibersmachine - 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | gin - separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin |
| 2. | gin - trap with a snare; "gin game" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
جِنجِن: مُسْكِر قَوي
džingin
gin
džinn
gini
džin
gin
gin
ジン
진
džinas
džins
džin
gin
เหล้ายิน
rượu gin
gin
1 [dʒɪn] N (= drink) → ginebra fgin and it (Brit) → vermú m con ginebra
gin and tonic → gin-tonic m
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
gin
:gin sling
n → Gin-Fizz m
gin
1n (= drink) → Gin m, → Wacholder(schnaps) m; gin and tonic → Gin Tonic m; gin and it Gin und (italienischer) Wermut
gin
2Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gin
(dʒin) noun a type of alcoholic drink made from grain and flavoured with juniper berries.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009