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GIMLET

Dictionary entry overview: What does gimlet mean?

• GIMLET (noun)
The noun GIMLET has 2 senses:

1. a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
2. hand tool for boring holes

Familiarity information: GIMLET used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GIMLET (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("gimlet" is a kind of...):

cocktail (a short mixed drink)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Hand tool for boring holes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

screw auger; wimble; auger; gimlet

Hypernyms ("gimlet" is a kind of...):

drill (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))

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