{
    "term": "wrist",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/bo/body_hand.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the joint between the hand and the arm",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's broken her wrist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wore a copper bracelet **on his wrist**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Is it serious?’ she asked, clasping the doctor's wrist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A policeman snapped handcuffs around his wrists."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He grabbed her wrist but she twisted it free."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wears weights on his wrists when he goes running."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I turned to leave but he clasped me by the wrist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sent the ball flying over the net with a flick of the wrist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Strong fingers encircled her tiny wrists."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The burglars bound the family's wrists behind their backs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The secret of making the ball spin is in the wrist action."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bony", "slender", "small"],
                "verb + wrist": ["catch (somebody by)", "clasp", "grab (somebody by)"],
                "wrist + noun": ["watch", "band", "strap"],
                "preposition": [
                    "around the/​your wrist",
                    "round the/​your wrist",
                    "by the wrist"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a flick of the wrist"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a warning or mild punishment",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We're hoping that she gets off with a slap on the wrist from the judge."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪst/",
                "audio": "wr/wrist/wrist__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪst/",
                "audio": "wr/wrist/wrist__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English, of Germanic origin, probably from the base of writhe."
}