{
    "term": "fluid",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a liquid; a substance that can flow",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "body fluids *(= for example, blood)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor told him to drink plenty of fluids."
                },
                {
                    "text": "cleaning fluid"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's important to replace fluids and salts that are lost during exercise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Retaining excess fluid could be a problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They drained a lot of fluid from his lungs."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["excess", "amniotic", "bodily"],
                "verb + fluid": ["drain", "drink", "lose"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfluːɪd/",
                "audio": "fl/fluid/fluid__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfluːɪd/",
                "audio": "fl/fluid/fluid__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as an adjective): from French fluide or Latin fluidus, from fluere ‘to flow’."
}