[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise.", "to crush or grind noisily.", "to tighten or squeeze financially:The administration's policy seems to crunch the economy in order to combat inflation."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to chew with a crushing sound.", "to produce, or proceed with, a crushing noise."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an act or sound of crunching.", "a shortage or reduction of something needed or wanted:the energy crunch.", "distress or depressed conditions due to such a shortage or reduction:a budget crunch.", "a critical or dangerous situation:When the crunch comes, just do your best."]}]