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Gin

/d͡ʒɪn/ · noun

Meaning

A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails..

Definitions by Sense

  1. A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
  2. (uncountable) Gin rummy.
  3. (poker) Drawing the best card or combination of cards.
  4. (obsolete) A trick; a device or instrument.
  5. (obsolete) A scheme; contrivance; artifice; a figurative trap or snare.
  6. A snare or trap for game.
  7. A machine for raising or moving heavy objects, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc.
  8. (mining) A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.

Example Sentences

Johnny Chan held jack-nine, and hit gin when a queen-ten-eight board was dealt out.
The church dores were sparred, Fast boltyd and barryd, Yet wyth a prety gyn I fortuned to come in, […]
treason and deceiptfull gin
It was the cry of a rabbit caught in a gin.
Gon. All three of them are deſperate : their great guilt / (Like poyſon giuen to worke a great time after) / Now gins to bite the ſpirits :[…]
1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XXI, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt From my position I could see the gins pointing back, and as the men turned they looked for a moment and then made a wild rush for the entrance.
His next shot was discharged amongst the mob, and most unfortunately wounded the gin already mentioned ; who, with a child fastened to her back, slid down the bank, and lay, apparently dying, with her legs in the water.
On December 28, in the same year [1828], he [John Allen] fought single handed a tribe of native blacks, numbering from thirteen to eighteen, besides "gins" to bring them spears, waddies, etc.

Synonyms for gin

lubrasnarenoosecotton gingin rummyknock rummy

Antonyms for gin

Related Words

cotton ginnoosesnaregin rummyknock rummyschnappssloejuniperfirealcohollampginnjinrwarummydeejeannejeneverhollandsholland gin

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does gin mean?

Gin means A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails..

What is a synonym for gin?

Common synonyms include lubra, snare, noose, cotton gin.

What is the opposite of gin?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use gin in a sentence?

Johnny Chan held jack-nine, and hit gin when a queen-ten-eight board was dealt out.

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