[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the laying of a claim to something.Synonyms: profession , assertion", "a claim or title to something.", "Oftenpretensions.a claim made, especially indirectly or by implication, to some quality, merit, or the like:They laughed at my pretensions to superior judgment.", "a claim to dignity, importance, or merit.", "pretentiousness.Synonyms: pretense , airs , affectation", "the act of pretending or alleging.", "an allegation of doubtful veracity.", "a pretext .Synonyms: excuse"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["(in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) before the concrete is poured; prestress .Compare posttension(def1) posttension(def1).", "to make (a concrete member) with pretensioned reinforcement."]}]