[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["(of birds, insects, reptiles, etc.) to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to cast or shed (feathers, skin, etc.) in the process of renewal."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an act, process, or an instance of molting.", "something that is dropped in molting."]}]