gin

1. n. Against; near by; towards; as, gin night. Source: opted

2. conj. If. Source: opted

3. v. i. To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan. Source: opted

4. n. A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and flavored with juniper berries; -- also called Hollands and Holland gin, because originally, and still very extensively, manufactured in Holland. Common gin is usually flavored with turpentine. Source: opted

5. n. Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare. Source: opted

6. n. A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc. Source: opted

7. n. A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim. Source: opted

8. n. A machine for separating the seeds from cotton; a cotton gin. Source: opted

9. v. t. To catch in a trap. Source: opted

10. v. t. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton. Source: opted

11. n. strong liquor flavored with juniper berries Source: wordnet

12. n. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose Source: wordnet

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