[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to press forcibly together; compress.", "to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or the like:The tool is used to squeeze an orange.", "to force out, extract, or procure by pressure:For this cocktail, first squeeze the juice from a pineapple.", "to thrust forcibly; force by pressure; cram:I squeezed three suits into a small suitcase and now I'm afraid to unpack.Synonyms: stuff , jam , pac , crowd", "to fit into a small or crowded space or timespan:The doctor will try to squeeze you in between appointments.", "to enclose (another person's hand, arm, etc.) in one's hand and apply pressure as a token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like:His father squeezed his hand and wished him luck.", "to give (someone) a hug.", "to threaten, intimidate, harass, or oppress (a person) in order to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitude or action.", "to cause financial hardship to:Manufacturers squeezed by high tariffs have stopped offering international shipping.", "to obtain a facsimile impression of.", "to cause to merge, as two or more lines of traffic into fewer lanes.", "Baseball.to enable (a runner on third base) to score on a squeeze play squeeze play(often followed byin):He squeezed him in with a perfect bunt.to score (a run) in this way (often followed byin):The Dodgers squeezed in a run in the eighth inning.", "to enable (a runner on third base) to score on a squeeze play squeeze play(often followed byin):He squeezed him in with a perfect bunt.", "to score (a run) in this way (often followed byin):The Dodgers squeezed in a run in the eighth inning.", "Bridge.to force (an opponent) to play a potentially winning card on a trick they cannot win."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to exert a compressing force:She took his hand and squeezed hard.", "to force one's way through some narrow or crowded place (usually followed bythrough, in, out,etc.):It was so crowded we could barely squeeze through the passageway.", "to merge or come together."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act or fact of squeezing or the fact of being squeezed:It'll be a bit of a squeeze to get them all in the same taxi.", "a clasping of one's hand around another's hand, arm, etc., as a token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like.", "a hug or close embrace.", "a troubled financial condition, especially caused by a shortage or restriction, as of credit or funds.", "a small quantity or amount of anything obtained by squeezing:It just needs a squeeze of lemon juice.", "squeak ( def 3 ) squeak ( def 3 ).", "Slang.a sweetheart:his main squeeze.", "a facsimile impression of an inscription or the like, obtained by pressing some plastic substance over or around it.", "squeeze play squeeze play.", "Bridge.a play or circumstance whereby an opponent is forced to waste or discard a potentially winning card.", "an act of threatening, intimidating, harassing, or oppressing a person or persons to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitude or action:gangsters putting the squeeze on small businesses.", "money or a favor obtained in such a way."]}]