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                            "etymologies": [
                                "late Middle English (denoting a cupel used to treat gold or silver alloys or ore): via Old French from Latin testu, testum ‘earthen pot’, variant of testa ‘jug, shell’. Compare with test. The verb dates from the early 17th century"
                            ],
                            "homographNumber": "100",
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                                {
                                    "definitions": [
                                        "a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use"
                                    ],
                                    "examples": [
                                        {
                                            "text": "both countries carried out nuclear tests in May"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "text": "four fax modems are on test"
                                        }
                                    ],
                                    "id": "m_en_gbus1042280.006",
                                    "subsenses": [
                                        {
                                            "definitions": [
                                                "a short written or spoken examination of a person's proficiency or knowledge"
                                            ],
                                            "examples": [
                                                {
                                                    "text": "a spelling test"
                                                }
                                            ],
                                            "id": "m_en_gbus1042280.009"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "definitions": [
                                                "an event or situation that reveals the strength or quality of someone or something by putting them under strain"
                                            ],
                                            "examples": [
                                                {
                                                    "text": "this is the first serious test of the peace agreement"
                                                }
                                            ],
                                            "id": "m_en_gbus1042280.010"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "definitions": [
                                                "an examination of part of the body or a body fluid for medical purposes, especially by means of a chemical or mechanical procedure rather than simple inspection"
                                            ],
                                            "domains": [
                                                "Medicine"
                                            ],
                                            "examples": [
                                                {
                                                    "text": "researchers developed a test for the virus"
                                                },
                                                {
                                                    "text": "eye tests"
                                                }
                                            ],
                                            "id": "m_en_gbus1042280.011"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "definitions": [
                                                "a procedure employed to identify a substance or to reveal the presence or absence of a constituent within a substance."
                                            ],
                                            "domains": [
                                                "Chemistry"
                                            ],
                                            "id": "m_en_gbus1042280.012"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "definitions": [
                                                "the result of a medical examination or analytical procedure"
                                            ],
                                            "domains": [
                                                "Medicine"
                                            ],
                                            "examples": [
                                                {
                                                    "text": "a positive test for protein"
                                                }
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                                        },
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                                            "definitions": [
                                                "a means of establishing whether an action, item, or situation is an instance of a specified quality, especially one held to be undesirable"
                                            ],
                                            "examples": [
                                                {
                                                    "text": "a statutory test of obscenity"
                                                }
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                                        "short for Test match"
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                                        {
                                            "id": "test_match",
                                            "text": "Test match",
                                            "type": "abbreviation"
                                        }
                                    ],
                                    "examples": [
                                        {
                                            "text": "the first Test against New Zealand"
                                        }
                                    ],
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                                        {
                                            "text": "Test"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                },
                                {
                                    "definitions": [
                                        "a movable hearth in a reverberating furnace, used for separating gold or silver from lead."
                                    ],
                                    "domains": [
                                        "Metallurgy"
                                    ],
                                    "id": "m_en_gbus1042280.021"
                                }
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                            "etymologies": [
                                "mid 19th century: from Latin testa ‘tile, jug, shell’. Compare with test"
                            ],
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                                {
                                    "definitions": [
                                        "the shell or integument of some invertebrates and protozoans, especially the chalky shell of a foraminiferan or the tough outer layer of a tunicate."
                                    ],
                                    "domains": [
                                        "Zoology"
                                    ],
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                                "British English"
                            ],
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                                    "text": "Transitive",
                                    "type": "Subcategorization"
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                                    "definitions": [
                                        "take measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of (something), especially before putting it into widespread use or practice"
                                    ],
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                                        "Metallurgy"
                                    ],
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                                        {
                                            "text": "this range has not been tested on animals"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "text": "several trial runs were carried out to test the special brakes"
                                        }
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                                            "definitions": [
                                                "give (someone) a short written or oral examination of their proficiency or knowledge"
                                            ],
                                            "examples": [
                                                {
                                                    "text": "all children are tested at eleven"
                                                }
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                                        },
                                        {
                                            "definitions": [
                                                "judge or measure (someone's proficiency or knowledge) by means of a test"
                                            ],
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                                                {
                                                    "text": "the exam will test accuracy and neatness"
                                                }
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                                            "definitions": [
                                                "reveal the strengths or capabilities of (someone or something) by putting them under strain"
                                            ],
                                            "examples": [
                                                {
                                                    "text": "such behaviour would severely test any marriage"
                                                }
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                                        {
                                            "definitions": [
                                                "carry out a medical test on (a person, a part of the body, or a body fluid)"
                                            ],
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                                                "Medicine"
                                            ],
                                            "examples": [
                                                {
                                                    "text": "he's been tested for drugs"
                                                }
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                                            "id": "m_en_gbus1042280.032"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "definitions": [
                                                "produce a specified result in a medical test, especially a drugs test or AIDS test"
                                            ],
                                            "domains": [
                                                "Medicine"
                                            ],
                                            "examples": [
                                                {
                                                    "text": "he tested positive for steroids during the race"
                                                }
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                                                {
                                                    "text": "no object, with complement",
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                                        },
                                        {
                                            "definitions": [
                                                "examine (a substance) by means of a reagent."
                                            ],
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                                                "Chemistry"
                                            ],
                                            "id": "m_en_gbus1042280.034"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "definitions": [
                                                "touch or taste (something) to check that it is acceptable before proceeding further"
                                            ],
                                            "examples": [
                                                {
                                                    "text": "she tested the water with the tip of her elbow"
                                                }
                                            ],
                                            "id": "m_en_gbus1042280.035"
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                                "British English"
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