gin (n.)

  1. strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

  2. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

    [ Syn: snare , noose ]

  3. a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers

    [ Syn: cotton gin ]

  4. a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points

    [ Syn: gin rummy , knock rummy ]

    gin (v.)

  1. separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

  2. trap with a snare; gin game'

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