{
    "term": "sword",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "image": "data/images/sw/sword_spear_dagger.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a weapon with a long metal blade (= sharp cutting part) and a handle",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **draw/sheathe a sword** *(= to take it out of/put it into its cover)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I thrust my sword into his chest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the sword of justice"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History", "War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short", "sharp"],
                "verb + sword": ["be armed with", "carry", "hold"],
                "sword + noun": ["arm", "belt", "blade"],
                "preposition": ["sword of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be put to the sword",
                    "the blade, edge, hilt, tip, etc. of a sword"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be something that has both advantages and disadvantages",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Fame is a double-edged sword."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to fight or argue with somebody",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "people who write books, poems, etc. have a greater effect on history and human affairs than soldiers and wars",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to kill somebody with a sword",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned or literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All the men were put to the sword."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you feel worried or frightened",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stop fighting and return to peaceful activities",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɔːd/",
                "audio": "sw/sword/sword__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɔːrd/",
                "audio": "sw/sword/sword__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English sw(e)ord, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaard and German Schwert."
}