to gin

Examples

• All

• She learned how to gin the birds using a traditional snare in the forest.

• The left will continue to try to gin this up over the course of of this nomination process.

• I mean, they could just be there to kind of gin up the works and and, you know, 'cause anarchism, it just means voluntary association.

• I mean, they could just be there to kind of gin up the works and and, you know, 'cause anarchism, it just means voluntary association.

• Is this, do you think his purported anger is real or kind of a favour to you to gin up, you know, buzz around your show?

• OK, so, OK, so mathematically I've been haven't said much, but I have been trying to gin up the subject to make sure you stay engaged.

• The hunter carefully set the trap to gin the rabbit that had been raiding his garden.

Synonyms

S

to snare

vsto gin

18 5.6

To catch something, often by using a trap or a trick

is more specific, focusing on mechanical snares rather than tricks

E

to ensnare

vsto gin

13 7.7

To trap someone or something, often by a trick when they are in a difficult situation

involves physical snares rather than trickery or complex situations

E

to ensnarl

vsto gin

1 9.3

To catch something in a net or trap so it cannot move

focuses on mechanical snares rather than entangling or netting

S

to springe

vsto gin

• Archaic

9.9

To catch animals or people with a snare

focuses on a mechanical device to hold prey not other methods

Compounds

G

gin and tonic

18 2.7

A cold drink made with gin and tonic water and served with ice and lime

G

gin rummy

• US

5 3.4

A card game where players make sets and runs and end when leftover cards total under ten points

C

cotton gin

• Specialized

4 3.6

A machine that separates seeds from cotton fibers

G

gin rickey

1 7.5

A cold drink made with gin, lime juice, and fizzy water over ice

S

sloe gin

1 8.2

A sweet red alcoholic drink made by soaking small dark fruits from the blackthorn bush in gin

G

gin mill

• Archaic

1 8.8

A cheap bar where people drink and are often rowdy

B

bathtub gin

• NSFW

1 9.9

Gin made at home when alcohol was illegal

G

gin and it

8.6

A drink made with gin and sweet vermouth

G

gin sling

8.1

A sweet drink made with gin and lemon, sometimes mixed with soda

H

Holland gin

7.2

A gin from the Netherlands that tastes a little like malt

How Trapped

to gin

• Archaic

9.9

to trap

919 2.6

to capture

884 2.8

to catch

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology