[{"word":"masking","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To disguise; to cover; to hide.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cover or keep in check.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out"},{"definition":"To take part as a masker in a masquerade","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cover or shield a part of a design or picture in order to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To mash.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To mix malt with hot water to yield wort.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be infused or steeped.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To bewilder; confuse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act by which something is masked.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An entertainment at which the guests conceal their faces with masks.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The practice of wearing safety masks.","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/mask","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/masking"]}]