[{"word":"weathering","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to weather a cape; to weather another ship"},{"definition":"To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Joshua weathered a collision with a freighter near South Africa."},{"definition":"To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.","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/weather","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/weathering"]}]