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stranglehold

strang·le·hold

US/ˈstræŋɡʌˌlhoʊld/ rare

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 wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent''s windpipe

Origin

From strangle + hold.

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