gin
//dʒɪn//
Noun
ginSingular
ginsPlural
1
A clear alcoholic spirit distilled from grain and flavored with juniper berries.
She ordered a gin and tonic at the bar.
2
A drink made with gin, especially gin and tonic.
I'll have a gin, please.
Synonym
Noun
ginSingular
ginsPlural
1
A machine for separating cotton fibers from their seeds.
The cotton gin revolutionized the cotton industry in the 19th century.
2
A trap or snare for catching game.
The hunter set a gin to catch rabbits.
Synonym
Verb
1
To process cotton using a gin machine.
The workers gin the cotton before it is shipped to the factory.
2
To catch or trap an animal using a gin.
The farmer ginned the rabbit that was eating his crops.