[{"word":"cradling","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To contain in or as if in a cradle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To rock (a baby to sleep).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"cradling the injured man’s head in her arms"},{"definition":"To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To nurse or train in infancy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cut and lay (grain) with a cradle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To put ribs across the back of (a picture), to prevent the panels from warping.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act by which one cradles a child etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act of using a cradle (the tool).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(coopering) The cutting of a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterwards united and rehooped.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.","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/cradle","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cradling"]}]