[{"word":"portcullis","phonetic":"/pɔːtˈkʌlɪs/","phonetics":[{"text":"/pɔːtˈkʌlɪs/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth I, struck for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.","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/portcullis"]}]