[{"word":"backlists","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I have not heard back from the college yet: I must have been backlisted."},{"definition":"To place (a book) on a backlist.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/backlist","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/backlists"]}]