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gin

/dʒɪn/ /ɡɪn/

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noun

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.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, my dad likes to relax with a gin and tonic. "

drink substance food

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noun

Gin rummy.

Examples :

"After a long day, my grandfather likes to relax by playing a game of gin with my grandmother. "

game entertainment

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noun

Drawing the best card or combination of cards.

Examples :

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

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A trick; a device or instrument.

Examples :

"The student cleverly used a gin to avoid doing all the assigned math problems: he programmed a calculator to solve them for him. "

device machine thing utility

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Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare.

Examples :

"The politician's promise of lower taxes was seen by many as a gin to lure voters. "

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A snare or trap for game.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully set the gin near the rabbit burrow, hoping to protect his vegetable garden. "

game animal weapon

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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.

Examples :

"The construction crew used a gin to carefully lift the heavy steel beam into place on the building frame. "

machine technology industry building

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A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.

Examples :

"The farmer used the gin to lift the heavy bale of hay onto the truck. "

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Examples :

"The construction workers used the gin to raise the heavy beams for the new school roof. "

machine technical industry

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A windpump.

Examples :

"The farmer relied on the gin to pump water from the well to irrigate his fields during the dry season. "

technology machine agriculture building

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noun

Examples :

"The farmer used the cotton gin to separate the seeds from the cotton bolls. "

agriculture technology machine industry

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An instrument of torture worked with screws.

Examples :

"The cruel torturer used the gin to inflict pain on the prisoner. "

weapon machine history inhuman

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verb

To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.

Examples :

"The farmer used a cotton gin to gin the cotton from the fields. "

agriculture machine process work

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To trap something in a gin.

Examples :

"The hunter hoped to gin a rabbit in the field. "

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verb

Examples :

"We will gin our project presentation next week. "

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An Aboriginal woman.

person culture human race

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conjunction

Examples :

"Gin you finish your homework, you can go play. "

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