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chokehold
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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noun
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”
noun
complete power over a person or situation
“corporations have a stranglehold on the media”
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he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled
corporations have a stranglehold on the media
the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public
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