stranglehold as a noun: - 1
- 2
stranglehold
noun
1 stranglehold
Complete power over a person or situation:
— Corporations have a stranglehold on the media.
synonyms: chokehold, throttlehold.
2 stranglehold
A wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe.
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