{
    "term": "weapon",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking somebody",
            "sensetop": "with a weapon",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Modern **nuclear weapons** are much more destructive than either biological or chemical weapons."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **lethal/deadly weapon**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police still haven't found the **murder weapon**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police believed the men were **carrying weapons**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was convicted of **possessing** an offensive **weapon**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two officers **fired their weapons**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A lone gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon.",
                    "contextForm": "with a weapon"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Load your weapons!’ Barrett ordered."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A massive weapons cache was uncovered."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Drop your weapons, or he dies!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She pleaded guilty to carrying an offensive weapon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The armed men lowered their weapons and stepped aside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The assault forces used heavy weapons, including anti-tank rockets and mortars."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The guards began to draw their weapons."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a ban on the use of tactical nuclear weapons"
                },
                {
                    "text": "arrested for carrying a concealed weapon"
                },
                {
                    "text": "nuclear weapons proliferation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "states that have acquired nuclear weapons"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the illegal transfer of weapons technology to hostile countries"
                },
                {
                    "text": "14 people were killed when men armed with automatic weapons opened fire on the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Almost any bladed or sharply pointed article is potentially a lethal weapon."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict", "Crime and punishment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deadly", "lethal", "potent"],
                "verb + weapon": ["be armed with", "carry", "have"],
                "weapons + noun": ["system", "technology", "cache"],
                "preposition": ["weapon against"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "something such as knowledge, words, actions, etc. that can be used to attack or fight against somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Education is the only weapon to fight the spread of the disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Guilt is the **secret weapon** for the control of children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She used humour and wit as weapons against her enemies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team's secret weapon was their new young defender."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The workers' ultimate weapon was the strike."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This relaxation technique can serve as an effective weapon against stress."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deadly", "lethal", "potent"],
                "verb + weapon": ["be armed with", "carry", "have"],
                "weapons + noun": ["system", "technology", "cache"],
                "preposition": ["weapon against"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be something that has both advantages and disadvantages",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Fame is a double-edged sword."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwepən/",
                "audio": "we/weapon/weapon__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwepən/",
                "audio": "we/weapon/weapon__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English wǣp(e)n, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wapen and German Waffe."
}