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ginning
gin 1 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.
gin 2 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, gins 1. 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.]
gin 3 G0128700 (jĭn)n. Gin rummy.interj. Used to announce that one has won a game of gin rummy.IdiomsSeeginginning
ginning[′jin·iŋ] (agriculture) The separation of lint from cottonseed. FinancialSeeGin |