[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to join or attach by stitches.", "to make, repair, etc., (a garment) by such means.", "to enclose or secure with stitches:to sew flour in a bag.", "to close (a hole, wound, etc.) by means of stitches (usually followed byup)."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine sewing machine."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["Informal.to get or have a monopoly of; control exclusively.Informal.to complete or conclude (arrangements, negotiations, etc.) successfully:They were about to sew up the deal when the argument started.to gain or be assured of:He tried to sew up as many votes as possible before the convention.", "Informal.to get or have a monopoly of; control exclusively.", "Informal.to complete or conclude (arrangements, negotiations, etc.) successfully:They were about to sew up the deal when the argument started.", "to gain or be assured of:He tried to sew up as many votes as possible before the convention."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes followed by )."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["(of a vessel) to be grounded at low tide."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel."]}]