to gin
2
5.3
To add a strong clear alcohol to a drink or recipe for more flavor
- verb
- /dʒɪn/
:
añadir ginebra
Examples
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Gin for me... ...and a glass of white wine for my wife.
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"Gin and tonic," I say to the waitress.
Blog text (16) -
"Gin rummy."
Fiction book (2001) -
Please gin this cocktail with an extra splash of tonic water.
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To make the recipe more authentic, you should gin it with a dash of gin.
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In her famous drink, she likes to gin it with freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Synonyms
to liquor
vsto gin
8
7.0
To add alcohol to food or give people alcoholic drinks
adds a specific spirit to recipes rather than supplying drinks generally
to alcoholize
vsto gin
8.8
To add alcohol to food or drink to make it alcoholic
adds a specific spirit to a beverage or recipe rather than making it alcoholic
Compounds
gin rummy
- US
5
3.4
A card game where players make sets and runs and end when leftover cards total under ten points
1
8.2
A sweet red alcoholic drink made by soaking small dark fruits from the blackthorn bush in gin
Surface Forms
Etymology
To gin a drink means to add gin, the spirit, to it, so the verb is just the name of the drink used as an action.