Clues for the word "GIN"

We've had 367 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 876 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on April 14, 2025.

Definition of gin

n. - Against; near by; towards; as, gin night.
conj. - If.
v. i. - To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as, gan tell. See Gan.
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.
n. - Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare.
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.
n. - A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.
n. - A machine for separating the seeds from cotton; a cotton gin.
v. t. - To catch in a trap.
v. t. - To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton.