Meaning
5 senses(Canada, US, informal, transitive)To generate, devise, or create.
Near-synonym: spin up
(informal)To set up a snare.
(informal)To exaggerate.
(informal)To stir up, stimulate, enliven, incite.
(dated, informal, transitive)To make drunk, especially on gin.
Examples
1 sentencesThe failed realtor tried to gin up hatred of trans people, but nobody cared outside her bubble.
Origin
From gin (short for engine or generate) + up. From gin (the drink) + up.From gin (short for engine or generate) + up.
From gin (the drink) + up.
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Forms
gins up, ginning up, ginned up, ginned up| Base form | gin up · to gin up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gins up |
| Present participle | ginning up |
| Past simple | ginned up |
| Past participle | ginned up |
irregular
Synonyms
96 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.