trap vs gin

trap and gin both are nouns.

trap and gin both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trap	Yes	No	Yes	No
gin	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gin is a hyponym of trap; that is, gin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trap:

trap: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
gin: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

Other hyponyms of trap include flytrap, lobster pot, mantrap, mousetrap, net, pit, pitfall, pound net, rattrap, noose, snare, steel trap, entanglement, web, catch pen, catching pen.

As verbs, gin is a hyponym of trap; that is, gin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trap:

trap: catch in or as if in a trap
gin: trap with a snare

trap (noun)	gin (noun)
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise	a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned	a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers
a light two-wheeled carriage	a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
a hazard on a golf course	strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
informal terms for the mouth
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

trap (verb)	gin (verb)
catch in or as if in a trap	trap with a snare
hold or catch as if in a trap	separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
to hold fast or prevent from moving
to sell marijuana on a street corner
place in a confining or embarrassing position

Difference between trap and gin

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