English dictionary
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English noun: gin | |||
| 1. | gin (food) strong liquor flavored with juniper berries | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bathtub gin, geneva, Holland gin, Hollands, sloe gin | ||
| Substance holonym | juniper berries | ||
| Substance meronym | gin and it, gin and tonic, martini, pink lady | ||
| 2. | gin (artifact) a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose | ||
| Synonyms | noose, snare | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trap | ||
| Part holonym | slipknot | ||
| 3. | gin (artifact) a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers | ||
| Synonyms | cotton gin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | machine | ||
| 4. | gin (act) a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points | ||
| Synonyms | gin rummy, knock rummy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rum, rummy | ||
English verb: gin | |||
| 1. | gin (contact) separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disunite, divide, part, separate | ||
| 2. | gin (contact) trap with a snare | ||
| Samples | Gin game. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ensnare, entrap, snare, trammel, trap | ||
| Domain category | hunt, hunting | ||
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