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gin

Dictionary definition · gin

noun

  1. strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
  2. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
  3. a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
  4. 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. separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
  2. trap with a snare"gin game"

Similar words

noosesnarecotton gingin rummyknock rummy

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).