[{"word":"machetes","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. The blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["bolo","sundang"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cut or chop with a machete.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river."},{"definition":"To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"You can't just machete about with a rapier and expect to succeed; you need to thrust properly."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/machete","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/machetes"]}]