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chokehold

cho·ke·hold

UK/ˈt͡ʃəʊkhəʊld/ US/ˈt͡ʃoʊkˌ(h)oʊld/ uncommon

noun

1.

complete power over a person or situation

  • “corporations have a strangelhold on the media”
  • “the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public”
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2.

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”
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Origin

The noun is derived from choke (verb) + hold (noun). The verb is derived from the noun.

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