G0128700 (jĭn)n. A strong colorless alcoholic beverage made by distilling or redistilling rye or other grain spirits and adding juniper berries and sometimes other flavorings such as anise, caraway seeds, or angelica root.[Alteration of geneva, from Dutch jenever, from Middle Dutch geniver, juniper, from Old French geneivre, from Vulgar Latin *iiniperus, from Latin iūniperus.]gin′ny adj.
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G0128700 (jĭn)n.1. Any of several machines or devices, especially:a. A machine for hoisting or moving heavy objects.b. A pile driver.c. A snare or trap for game.d. A pump operated by a windmill.2. A cotton gin.tr.v.ginned, gin·ning, gins1. To remove the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin.2. To trap in a gin.Phrasal Verb: gin up1. To create or produce; work up: "If we ever ginned up the courage to speak honestly about race, we might also open up unexpected avenues of racial healing"(Michael Eric Dyson).2. To create or produce under false pretenses: "U.S. officials have asked their foreign counterparts to gin up a charge so that the United States can credibly claim it is rendering a suspect to face legal charges when it is really trying to gather information"(Daniel Byman).3. To increase or make more active: gin up sales; gin up the economy.[Middle English, from Old French, short for engin, skill; see engine.]
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G0128700 (jĭn)n. Gin rummy.interj. Used to announce that one has won a game of gin rummy.
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(dʒɪn) n1. (Brewing) an alcoholic drink obtained by distillation and rectification of the grain of malted barley, rye, or maize, flavoured with juniper berries2. (Brewing) any of various grain spirits flavoured with other fruit or aromatic essences: sloe gin. 3. (Brewing) an alcoholic drink made from any rectified spirit[C18: shortened from Dutch genever juniper, via Old French from Latin jūniperus juniper]
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(dʒɪn) n1. (Mechanical Engineering) a primitive engine in which a vertical shaft is turned by horses driving a horizontal beam or yoke in a circle2. (Mechanical Engineering) Also called: cotton gin a machine of this type used for separating seeds from raw cotton3. (Hunting) a trap for catching small mammals, consisting of a noose of thin strong wire4. (Mechanical Engineering) a hand-operated hoist that consists of a drum winder turned by a crankvb (tr) , gins, ginningorginned5. (Mechanical Engineering) to free (cotton) of seeds with a gin6. (Hunting) to trap or snare (game) with a gin[C13 gyn, shortened from engine]ˈginnern
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(ɡɪn) vb, gins, ginning, ganorgun an archaic word for begin
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(ɡɪn) conjScot if[perhaps related to gif, an earlier form of if]
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(dʒɪn) noffensiveslangAustral an Aboriginal woman[C19: from a native Australian language]
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(dʒɪn)
n. an alcoholic liquor distilled or redistilled with juniper berries, orange peel, or other flavorings. [1705–15; shortened from geneva]
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(dʒɪn)
n., v. ginned, gin•ning.n. 1. cotton gin. 2. a trap or snare for game. 3. a machine employing simple tackle or windlass mechanisms for hoisting. v.t. 4. to clear (cotton) of seeds with a gin. 5. to snare (game). [1150–1200; < Old French engin engine]gin′ner,n.
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(dʒɪn)
n. 1. Also called gin rummy. a variety of rummy for two players, sometimes played with knocking. 2. a gin hand in which the cards are matched in sets, winning extra points. [1955–60; perhaps gin1]
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Past participle: ginned Gerund: ginning
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I ginned
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Present Continuous
I am ginning
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Present Perfect
I have ginned
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Past Continuous
I was ginning
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Past Perfect
I had ginned
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Future
I will gin
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I will have ginned
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I would gin
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gin
(begin) Past participle: gun Gerund: ginning
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I gan
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Present Continuous
I am ginning
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Present Perfect
I have gun
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Past Continuous
I was ginning
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I had gun
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I had been ginning
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Conditional
I would gin
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Gin
Generally a cotton gin, which is a collection of machines to separate cotton fibers from cottonseed and then bale the fibers.Thesaurus
Noun
1.
gin - strong liquor flavored with juniper berriesjuniper berries - berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making ginbooze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermentedbathtub gin - homemade gin especially that made illegallysloe gin - gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn)Holland gin, Hollands, geneva - gin made in the Netherlandsgin and tonic - gin and quinine watermartini - a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouthgin and it - a cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouthpink lady - a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice
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gin - a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noosenoose, snareslipknot - a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is madetrap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
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gin - a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fiberscotton ginmachine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
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gin - a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 pointsgin rummy, knock rummyrum, rummy - a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
Verb
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gin - separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gindisunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
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gin - trap with a snare; "gin game"hunting, hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sportsnare, trammel, trap, ensnare, entrap - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
Translations杜松子酒
gin
(dʒin) noun a type of alcoholic drink made from grain and flavoured with juniper berries. 琴酒 杜松子酒
Gin
→ 杜松子酒zhCN
I'll have a gin and tonic, please → 我要一杯金汤力
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bathtub gin
Any alcoholic drink that is made by an amateur at home or in makeshift conditions. Refers to the use of bathtubs in creating illegal alcohol (most often gin, hence the name) during the prohibition years in the US. This stuff is strong, but it tastes like bathtub gin!See also: bathtub, gin
gin dive
slang A bar, especially one that is run-down. Are you guys hungover? You spent an awful lot of time at that gin dive last night!See also: dive, gin
gin mill
slang A bar, especially one that is run-down. Are you guys hungover? You spent an awful lot of time at that gin mill last night!See also: gin, mill
gin palace
slang A bar. Are you guys hungover? You spent an awful lot of time at that gin palace last night!See also: gin, palace
ginhead
slang A drunk; an alcoholic. Oh yeah, before I went to rehab, I was a real ginhead.
gin mill
and gin dive and gin palacen. a saloon; a low liquor establishment. (Older.) Fred hit every gin mill on the way home. The joint looks like a gin dive. I’m not going in there!See also: gin, mill
gin dive
verbSee gin millSee also: dive, gin
gin palace
verbSee gin millSee also: gin, palace
ginhead
n. a drunkard. Gert could have ended up a ginhead, but she went another route instead.
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[archaic geneva, from Du. from O.Fr. from Lat.,=juniper], spirituous liquor distilled chiefly from fermented cereals, malted and unmalted, and flavored with juniper berries. It originated in Holland (thus the name Hollands, or Holland, gin) but is now manufactured also in other countries, chiefly England and the United States. A type of gin developed in England is known as London gin; it is more highly distilled than Holland gin. Dry gin has been highly rectified. Old Tom gin is sweetened for use as a liqueur. Sloe gin is flavored with fresh sloes instead of juniper.
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[jin] (agriculture) A machine used to separate cotton fiber from the seed and waste.To thus separate cotton fiber. (food engineering) An alcoholic beverage made from distilled spirits flavored with an extract of the juniperberry or other flavoring botanicals. (mechanical engineering) A hoisting machine in the form of a tripod with a windlass, pulleys, and ropes.
gin
11. an alcoholic drink obtained by distillation and rectification of the grain of malted barley, rye, or maize, flavoured with juniper berries 2. any of various grain spirits flavoured with other fruit or aromatic essences 3. an alcoholic drink made from any rectified spirit
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21. a primitive engine in which a vertical shaft is turned by horses driving a horizontal beam or yoke in a circle 2. a machine of this type used for separating seeds from raw cotton 3. a trap for catching small mammals, consisting of a noose of thin strong wire 4. a hand-operated hoist that consists of a drum winder turned by a crank
GIN
A special-purpose macro assembler used to build the GEORGE 3 operating system for ICL1900 series computers.
Gin
Gin
GOST 7.67 Latin three-letter geocode for Guinea. The code is used for transactions to and from Guinean bank accounts and for international shipping to Guinea. As with all GOST 7.67 codes, it is used primarily in Cyrillic alphabets.
GIN
Acronym
Definition
GIN➣Get It Now
GIN➣Guinea (ISO Country code)
GIN➣Goods Identity Number (Configuration Identification and Management)
GIN➣Global Information Network
GIN➣Grid Interoperability Now
GIN➣Guidelines International Network
GIN➣Greening of Industry Network
GIN➣Graphics Input
GIN➣Global Islands Network
GIN➣Goods Inward Note
GIN➣Global Investigators Network
GIN➣Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences (French)
GIN➣Governmental in Nature (US Army)
GIN➣Governmental in Nature (function performed by the Government)
gin - strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
gin - a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
gin - a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
gin - a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points