{
    "term": "loud",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "making a lot of noise",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "loud laughter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **deafeningly loud** bang"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She spoke in a very **loud voice**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That music's too loud—please turn it down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I heard a **loud noise** that sounded like a cannon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was woken by a **loud bang** at 5.30 am."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Suddenly the footsteps **grew louder**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I play **loud music** and dance around my house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Eventually, the shouting **got louder**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The noise was faint, but just loud enough to follow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I heard a loud scream and rushed to the door."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a series of deafeningly loud explosions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was loud applause as the young man was led up to receive his prize."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "sound", "turn something up"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["loud and clear"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "strongly expressed",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There were loud protests from the food and drink industry."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "talking very loudly, too much and in a way that is annoying",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "sound", "turn something up"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["loud and clear"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "too bright and not showing good taste",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He wore a loud checked jacket and a green tie."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion", "Colours and Shapes"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/laʊd/",
                "audio": "lo/loud/loud__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/laʊd/",
                "audio": "lo/loud/loud__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hlūd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch luid, German laut, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘hear’, shared by Greek kluein ‘hear’, klutos ‘famous’ and Latin cluere ‘be famous’."
}