gin

//dʒɪn//
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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.

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.

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.