{
  "eighty-sixing":{
    "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
      "examples":[
        "decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "cashiering",
        "casting (off)",
        "chucking",
        "deep-sixing",
        "discarding",
        "ditching",
        "dumping",
        "exorcising",
        "exorcizing",
        "flinging (off or away)",
        "jettisoning",
        "junking",
        "laying by",
        "losing",
        "pitching",
        "rejecting",
        "scrapping",
        "shedding",
        "shucking (off)",
        "sloughing (off)",
        "sluffing (off)",
        "throwing away",
        "throwing out",
        "tossing",
        "unloading"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "abandoning",
        "abdicating",
        "deserting",
        "forsaking",
        "dismissing",
        "kicking out",
        "abolishing",
        "annihilating",
        "eliminating",
        "eradicating",
        "expunging",
        "exterminating",
        "extinguishing",
        "extirpating",
        "liquidating",
        "removing",
        "rooting (out)",
        "stamping (out)",
        "wiping out"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "adopting",
        "embracing",
        "taking on",
        "employing",
        "using",
        "utilizing",
        "holding",
        "holding back",
        "keeping",
        "retaining"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "eighty-six":{
    "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
      "examples":[
        "decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "cashier",
        "cast (off)",
        "chuck",
        "deep-six",
        "discard",
        "ditch",
        "dump",
        "exorcise",
        "exorcize",
        "fling (off or away)",
        "jettison",
        "junk",
        "lay by",
        "lose",
        "pitch",
        "reject",
        "scrap",
        "shed",
        "shuck (off)",
        "slough (off)",
        "sluff (off)",
        "throw away",
        "throw out",
        "toss",
        "unload"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "abandon",
        "abdicate",
        "desert",
        "forsake",
        "dismiss",
        "kick out",
        "abolish",
        "annihilate",
        "eliminate",
        "eradicate",
        "expunge",
        "exterminate",
        "extinguish",
        "extirpate",
        "liquidate",
        "remove",
        "root (out)",
        "stamp (out)",
        "wipe out"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "adopt",
        "embrace",
        "take on",
        "employ",
        "use",
        "utilize",
        "hold",
        "hold back",
        "keep",
        "retain"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "eighty-sixed":{
    "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
      "examples":[
        "decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "cashiered",
        "cast (off)",
        "chucked",
        "deep-sixed",
        "discarded",
        "ditched",
        "dumped",
        "exorcised",
        "exorcized",
        "flung (off or away)",
        "jettisoned",
        "junked",
        "laid by",
        "lost",
        "pitched",
        "rejected",
        "scrapped",
        "shed",
        "shucked (off)",
        "sloughed (off)",
        "sluffed (off)",
        "threw away",
        "threw out",
        "tossed",
        "unloaded"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "abandoned",
        "abdicated",
        "deserted",
        "forsook",
        "dismissed",
        "kicked out",
        "abolished",
        "annihilated",
        "eliminated",
        "eradicated",
        "expunged",
        "exterminated",
        "extinguished",
        "extirpated",
        "liquidated",
        "removed",
        "rooted (out)",
        "stamped (out)",
        "wiped out"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "adopted",
        "embraced",
        "took on",
        "employed",
        "used",
        "utilized",
        "held",
        "held back",
        "kept",
        "retained"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "eight balls":{
    "as in outsiders , misfits":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "misfits",
        "outsiders",
        "bohemians",
        "bohos",
        "counterculturists",
        "deviants",
        "enfants terribles",
        "free spirits",
        "heretics",
        "iconoclasts",
        "individualists",
        "lone rangers",
        "loners",
        "lone wolves",
        "mavericks",
        "nonconformers",
        "nonconformists",
        "freethinkers",
        "characters",
        "codgers",
        "crackbrains",
        "crackpots",
        "cranks",
        "eccentrics",
        "freaks",
        "kooks",
        "nuts",
        "oddballs",
        "screwballs",
        "weirdos",
        "aberrants",
        "anomalies"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "adherents",
        "followers",
        "supporters",
        "sheep",
        "conformers",
        "conformists"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}