[
  {
    "word": "ax",
    "phonetic": "/\u00e6ks/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u00e6ks/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/ax-uk.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90914002",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A dismissal or rejection.",
            "synonyms": [
              "boot",
              "chop",
              "pink slip",
              "sack"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A financial dealer has an axe in a stock that his buyers don't know about, giving him an advantage in making the most profit."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "boot",
          "chop",
          "pink slip",
          "sack"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To fell or chop with an axe.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.",
            "synonyms": [
              "downsize",
              "fire",
              "lay off"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He got axed in the last round of firings."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "downsize",
          "fire",
          "lay off"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The axle of a wheel.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To furnish with an axle.",
            "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/ax",
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/axe"
    ]
  },
  {
    "word": "ax",
    "phonetic": "/\u00e6ks/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u00e6ks/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/ax-uk.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90914002",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To request (information, or an answer to a question).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I asked her age."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To put forward (a question) to be answered.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to ask a question"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To interrogate or enquire of (a person).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'm going to ask this lady for directions."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To request or petition; usually with for.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to ask for a second helping at dinner"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To request permission to do something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Did you ask to use the car?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "What price are you asking for the house?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To invite.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Don't ask them to the wedding."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To take (a person's situation) as an example.",
            "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/ask",
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ax"
    ]
  }
]