chokehold Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun complete power over a person or situation
stranglehold; throttlehold.
- corporations have a stranglehold on the media
- the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public
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noun a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
choke hold.
- he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled
