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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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