[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.", "the loop or bent part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.", "a bend or curve in the shore of a sea or river.", "a body of water bounded by such a bend.", "a bay or gulf."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to fasten with a bight of rope."]}]