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gin
A	noun
	1	gin, gin rummy, knock rummy
			a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚game ╚card game; cards ╚rummy; rum ╚gin, gin rummy, knock rummy
	2	cotton gin, gin
			a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚machine ╚cotton gin, gin
	3	snare, gin, noose
			a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚device ╚trap ╚snare, gin, noose
	4	gin
			strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚food; nutrient ╚beverage; drink; drinkable; potable ╚alcohol; alcoholic beverage; intoxicant; inebriant ╚liquor; spirits; booze; hard drink; hard liquor; John Barleycorn; strong drink ╚gin ╚geneva; Holland gin; Hollands ╚sloe gin ╚bathtub gin
B	verb
	1	gin
			trap with a snare; "gin game"
		Category Tree: get; acquire ╚capture; catch ╚trap; entrap; snare; ensnare; trammel ╚gin
	2	gin
			separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚separate; disunite; divide; part ╚gin

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