[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a rope, chain, or the like, by which an is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.", "the utmost length to which one can go in action; the utmost extent or limit of ability or resources."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to fasten or confine with or as if with a tether.", "Digital Technology.to use (an electronic device, usually a smartphone or tablet) to enable a wireless internet connection on another nearby device, often a laptop:There's no Wi-Fi, so I'll have to tether my phone to my laptop."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["Digital Technology.to use an electronic device to enable a wireless internet connection on another device."]}]