[{"word":"rooting","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The cuttings are starting to root."},{"definition":"To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We rooted some cuttings last summer."},{"definition":"To be firmly fixed; to be established.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To get root or priviledged access on a computer system or mobile phone, often through bypassing some security mechanism.","synonyms":["jailbreak"],"antonyms":[],"example":"I want to root my Android phone so I can remove the preinstalled crapware."}],"synonyms":["jailbreak"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To turn up or dig with the snout.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A pig roots the earth for truffles."},{"definition":"(by extension) To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.","synonyms":["dig out","root out","rummage"],"antonyms":[],"example":"rooting about in a junk-filled drawer"},{"definition":"To root out; to abolish.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To have sexual intercourse.","synonyms":["bang","drill","screw","shag"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["bang","drill","screw","shag","dig out","root out","rummage"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(with \"for\" or \"on\") To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.)","synonyms":["barrack","cheer on"],"antonyms":[],"example":"I'm rooting for you, don't let me down!"}],"synonyms":["barrack","cheer on"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A system of roots; a secure attachment (in something); a firm grounding.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The process of forming roots.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A method of creating a new plant by getting part of an existing plant to form roots.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A hole formed by a pig when it roots in the ground.","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/root","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rooting"]}]