[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Also calleduna corda pedal.a pedal, as on a piano, for reducing tonal volume.", "Informal.something that restrains or dampens:to put a soft pedal on 's enthusiasm."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to use the soft pedal."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to soften the sound of by using the soft pedal.", "Informal.to or play down; make less strong, as an idea or fact:The dean soft-pedaled the reports of cheating."]}]