choke hold

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Definition of choke hold in English English dictionary

chokehold
A strong and powerful grasp on something

Your country has a chokehold on our economy.

chokehold
A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain

He put his opponent in a chokehold.

chokehold
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"
chokehold
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
choke hold
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