[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Informal.persuasive talk; flattery:to use soft soap to get one's way.", "the semifluid soap produced when potassium hydroxide is used in the saponification of a fat or an oil."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["Informal.to cajole; flatter.", "to apply soft soap to."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to use soft soap in washing."]}]