gan

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
  2. verb trap with a snare

Etymology

Probably a variant of gang, from Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to step; walk; go”).

Synonyms

gin

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