[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make fresh ;refresh, revive, or renew:We need a good rain to freshen the flowers.", "to remove saltiness from.", "Nautical.to preserve (a rope in use) from prolonged friction or concentrated stress on any one part."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become or grow fresh.", "(of a cow)to commence giving milk after calving.to give birth.", "to commence giving milk after calving.", "to give birth."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["to make oneself feel freshly clean or neat, as by washing, changing clothes, etc.:to freshen up after a long trip."]}]