[
  {
    "word": "back",
    "phonetic": "/b\u00e6k/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/b\u00e6k/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/b\u00e6k/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/back-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=709474",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Could you please scratch my back?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "That which is farthest away from the front.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He sat in the back of the room."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The small boat raced over the backs of the waves."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A support or resource in reserve.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The keel and keelson of a ship.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The ship's back broke in the pounding surf."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The roof of a horizontal underground passage.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Effort, usually physical.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Put some back into it!"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Could I get a martini with a water back?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "dorsum",
          "reverse"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "front",
          "front"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To go in the reverse direction.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "the train backed into the station;\u2003 the horse refuses to back"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To support.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I back you all the way;\u2003 which horse are you backing in this race?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To push or force backwards.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The mugger backed her into a corner and demanded her wallet."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To get upon the back of; to mount.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To place or seat upon the back.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make a back for; to furnish with a back.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to back books"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to back a letter;\u2003 to back a note or legal document"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To row backward with (oars).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to back the oars"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": [
          "veer"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Near the rear.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Go in the back door of the house."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Not current.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I\u2019d like to find a back issue of that magazine."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Far from the main area.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "They took a back road."
          },
          {
            "definition": "In arrear; overdue.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "They still owe three months' back rent."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Moving or operating backward.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "back action"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The vowel of lot has a back vowel in most dialects of England."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "remote",
          "rear",
          "former",
          "previous"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "main",
          "front",
          "current"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To or in a previous condition or place.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He gave back the money.\u00a0\u00a0 He needs his money back.\u00a0\u00a0 He was on vacation, but now he\u2019s back.\u00a0\u00a0 The office fell into chaos when you left, but now order is back."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Away from the front or from an edge.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Sit all the way back in your chair."
          },
          {
            "definition": "In a manner that impedes.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Fear held him back."
          },
          {
            "definition": "In a reciprocal manner; in return.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "If you hurt me, I'll hurt you back."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Earlier, ago.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I last saw him a day or two back."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/back"
    ]
  },
  {
    "word": "back",
    "phonetic": "/b\u00e6k/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/b\u00e6k/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/b\u00e6k/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/back-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=709474",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A ferryboat.",
            "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/back"
    ]
  }
]