[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a light spear, usually thrown by hand.", "Track.a spearlike shaft about 8½ feet (2.7 meters) long and usually made of wood, used in throwing for distance.Also calledjavelin throw.a competitive field event in which the javelin is thrown for distance.", "a spearlike shaft about 8½ feet (2.7 meters) long and usually made of wood, used in throwing for distance.", "Also calledjavelin throw.a competitive field event in which the javelin is thrown for distance."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to strike or pierce with or as if with a javelin."]}]