[{"word":"hostage","phonetic":"/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈhɑstɪdʒ/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/hostage-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1780153","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Something that constrains one's actions because it is at risk.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"One who is compelled by something, especially something that poses a threat; one who is not free to choose their own course of action.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The condition of being held as security or to compel someone else to act or not act in a particular way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(possibly nonstandard) To give (someone or something) as a hostage to (someone or something else).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(possibly nonstandard) To hold (someone or something) hostage, especially in a way that constrains or controls the person or thing held, or in order to exchange for something else.","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/hostage"]}]