noun
1. : a prearranged baseball play used when there are less than two outs in which a runner on third base starts for home plate as the ball is being pitched and the batter attempts to bunt to give the runner time to score
2. : the act or an instance of bringing pressure to bear in order to extort a concession or gain a goal : squeeze
was the victim of a squeeze play engineered by his foes … and was forced to resign — L.A.Huston