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chokehold meaning and definition
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Definition of chokehold (noun)
- complete power over a person or situation
- "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
- synonyms: stranglehold, throttlehold
- a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
- "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"
- synonyms: choke hold
Source: Princeton University Wordnet