[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make short shortor shorter .Synonyms: restrict , limit , lessen , condense", "to reduce, decrease, take in, etc.:to shorten sail.", "to make (pastry, bread, etc.) short, as with butter or other fat.", "Sports. choke(def8) choke(def8)."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become short or shorter.Synonyms: lessen , contract", "(of odds) to decrease."]}]