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chokehold

'tʃoʊk,hoʊld

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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
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"he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"

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choke hold

type of:
clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold
noun
complete power over a person or situation
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"the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

Similar:

stranglehold throttlehold

type of:
power powerfulness

Examples of chokehold

"he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"
"the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"