[{"word":"blackball","phonetic":"/ˈblækbɔːl/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈblækbɔːl/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A black ball used to indicate such a negative vote.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Regardless how many other people may have voted to approve a candidate for membership, a single blackball will reject the candidate."},{"definition":"A kind of large black sweet; a niggerball.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A substance for blacking shoes, boots, etc. or for taking impressions of engraved work.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To vote against, especially in an exclusive organization.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"If you're not from a moneyed, well-connected family, you can count on getting blackballed from the fraternity."},{"definition":"To ostracize.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["blacklist","send to Coventry"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blackball"]}]