[
  {
    "word": "rub",
    "phonetic": "/\u0279\u028cb/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u0279\u028cb/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u0279\u028cb/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/rub-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1157527",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "An act of rubbing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A difficulty or problem.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A quip or sarcastic remark.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a heat rub intended for muscular strains"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "catch",
          "glitch",
          "hiccup",
          "hitch",
          "kink",
          "snag"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I rubbed my hands together for warmth."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To rub something against (a second thing).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I rubbed the glass with the cloth."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be rubbed against something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "My shoes are beginning to rub."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "meat rubbed with spices before barbecuing"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To move or pass with difficulty.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to rub through woods, as huntsmen"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to rub up silver"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To hinder; to cross; to thwart.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.",
            "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/rub"
    ]
  }
]