{
    "term": "steak",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a thick slice of good quality beef",
            "labels": "less frequent",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**fillet/rump/sirloin steak**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "How would you like your steak done?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I like my steak rare."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a 12 oz New York strip steak"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a good helping of tasty prime steak"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a lightly grilled steak"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Food"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["juicy", "succulent", "tender"],
                "verb + steak": ["eat", "have", "cook"],
                "steak + noun": ["knife", "dinner", "pie"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a thick slice of any type of meat",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "pork steak"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a gammon steak"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["juicy", "succulent", "tender"],
                "verb + steak": ["eat", "have", "cook"],
                "steak + noun": ["knife", "dinner", "pie"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "beef that is not of the best quality, often sold in small pieces and used in pies, stews, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**braising/stewing steak**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a steak and kidney pie"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["juicy", "succulent", "tender"],
                "verb + steak": ["eat", "have", "cook"],
                "steak + noun": ["knife", "dinner", "pie"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a large thick piece of fish",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a cod steak"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["juicy", "succulent", "tender"],
                "verb + steak": ["eat", "have", "cook"],
                "steak + noun": ["knife", "dinner", "pie"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/steɪk/",
                "audio": "st/steak/steak__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/steɪk/",
                "audio": "st/steak/steak__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Norse steik; related to steikja ‘roast on a spit’ and stikna ‘be roasted’."
}