| gin | | |
| n. (food) | 1. gin | strong liquor flavored with juniper berries. |
| ~ juniper berries | berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin. |
| ~ booze, hard drink, hard liquor, john barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink | an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented. |
| ~ bathtub gin | homemade gin especially that made illegally. |
| ~ sloe gin | gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn). |
| ~ holland gin, hollands, geneva | gin made in the Netherlands. |
| ~ gin and tonic | gin and quinine water. |
| ~ martini | a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth. |
| ~ gin and it | a cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouth. |
| ~ pink lady | a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. gin, noose, snare | a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose. |
| ~ slipknot | a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made. |
| ~ trap | a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cotton gin, gin | a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers. |
| ~ machine | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks. |
| n. (act) | 4. 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. |
| ~ rum, rummy | a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards. |
| v. (contact) | 5. gin | separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin. |
| ~ disunite, separate, part, divide | force, take, or pull apart.; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" |
| v. (contact) | 6. gin | trap with a snare.; "gin game" |
| ~ hunting, hunt | the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport. |
| ~ snare, trammel, ensnare, entrap, trap | catch in or as if in a trap.; "The men trap foxes" |
| noose | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. noose, running noose, slip noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled. |
| ~ clench, clinch | a small slip noose made with seizing. |
| ~ hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie, halter, hemp | a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging. |
| ~ lariat, reata, riata, lasso | a long noosed rope used to catch animals. |
| ~ slipknot | a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made. |
| ~ loop | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself). |
| v. (creation) | 2. noose | make a noose in or of. |
| ~ loop, intertwine | make a loop in.; "loop a rope" |
| v. (contact) | 3. noose | secure with a noose. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| snare | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. snare, trap | something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares.; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" |
| ~ design, plan | an arrangement scheme.; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" |
| ~ iron trap | a trap from which there is no escape. |
| ~ speed trap | a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. side drum, snare, snare drum | a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head. |
| ~ drum, membranophone, tympan | a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end. |
| ~ snare | strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. snare | a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities. |
| ~ surgical instrument | a medical instrument used in surgery. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. snare | strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit. |
| ~ side drum, snare drum, snare | a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head. |
| ~ string | a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed. |
| v. (contact) | 5. ensnare, entrap, snare, trammel, trap | catch in or as if in a trap.; "The men trap foxes" |
| ~ hunting, hunt | the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport. |
| ~ capture, catch | capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping.; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" |
| ~ gin | trap with a snare.; "gin game" |
| v. (communication) | 6. hook, snare | entice and trap.; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" |
| ~ accost, solicit, hook | approach with an offer of sexual favors.; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" |
| ~ entice, lure, tempt | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion.; "He lured me into temptation" |
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