# gin up

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To generate, devise, or create.
2. To set up a snare.
3. To exaggerate.
4. To stir up, stimulate, enliven, incite.

## Etymology
From gin (short for engine or generate) + up.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gin-up