[{"word":"percuss","phonetic":"/pəˈkʌs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/pəˈkʌs/","audio":""},{"text":"/pɚˈkʌs/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To strike; to hit; to knock; to give a blow to","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Solid bodies, if they be very softly percussed, give no sound."},{"definition":"To impact","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Falling on the roof of the caravan, the hailstones percussed noisily."},{"definition":"To attempt to divine the location or other quality of something by tapping on (an overlying surface)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The doctor percussed his chest to determine whether he had pneumonia."},{"definition":"To attempt to divine the location or other quality of (something) by tapping on an overlying surface","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Percussing a patient's spleen is best done while he is on his back."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/percuss"]}]