[
  {
    "word": "chew",
    "phonetic": "/t\u0283u\u02d0/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/t\u0283u\u02d0/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/t\u0283u/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/chew-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1769339",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Level of chewiness.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Chewing tobacco.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "bite",
          "chavel",
          "chomp",
          "crunch",
          "masticate",
          "grind",
          "pulverize",
          "rip",
          "shred",
          "tear",
          "contemplate",
          "mull",
          "muse",
          "ponder",
          "ruminate"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chew"
    ]
  }
]