[{"word":"spanning","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To extend through the distance between or across.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The suspension bridge spanned the canyon."},{"definition":"To extend through (a time period).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The novel spans three centuries."},{"definition":"To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder"},{"definition":"To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be matched, as horses.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The process by which something is spanned.","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/span","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spanning"]}]