[
  {
    "word": "assault",
    "phonetic": "/\u0259\u02c8s\u0254\u02d0lt/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u0259\u02c8s\u0254\u02d0lt/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/assault-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2453846",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, for example words, arguments, appeals, and the like",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government"
          },
          {
            "definition": "An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The crime whose action is such an attempt.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The tort whose action is such an act.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A non-competitive combat between two fencers.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "onfall",
          "onrush"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To attack, physically or figuratively.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To threaten or harass.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/assault"
    ]
  }
]