{
    "term": "mechanic",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person whose job is repairing machines, especially the engines of vehicles",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a car/motor mechanic"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry", "Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "skilled", "chief"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the science of movement and force",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the practical study of machines",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the school’s car maintenance department where students learn basic mechanics"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the working parts of a machine",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He looks at the mechanics of a car before the bodywork."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the way something works or is done",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The exact mechanics of how payment will be made will be decided later."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/məˈkænɪk/",
                "audio": "me/mechanic/mechanic__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/məˈkænɪk/",
                "audio": "me/mechanic/mechanic__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to manual labour’): via Old French or Latin from Greek mēkhanikos, from mēkhanē, from mēkhos ‘contrivance’."
}