[{"word":"sheathing","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":["unsheathe"]},{"definition":"To encase (something) with a protective covering.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":["unsheathe"]},{"definition":"Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":["unsheathe"]},{"definition":"To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["unsheathe","unsheathe","unsheathe"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"When the sheathing was on it suddenly looked like a real house: you could see where the outer walls would be even if they still needed the siding and trim added."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sheathe","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sheathing"]}]