[
  {
    "word": "poison",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8p\u0254\u026az(\u0259)n/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8p\u0254\u026az(\u0259)n/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/poison-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1118867",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We used a poison to kill the weeds."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Something that harms a person or thing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Gossip is a malicious poison."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A drink; liquor.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "\u2014 I'll have a glass of whisky."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "atter",
          "bane",
          "contaminant",
          "pollutant",
          "toxin",
          "venom"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The assassin poisoned the king."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "That factory is poisoning the river."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To cause to become much worse.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He poisoned the mood in the room with his non-stop criticism."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She's poisoned him against all his old friends."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To inhibit the catalytic activity of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "corrupt",
          "taint",
          "contaminate",
          "pollute",
          "taint"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poison"
    ]
  }
]