Definition of chokehold

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Definition of chokehold

  • a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind (noun)

    Examples

    1. he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled

    Synonyms

    1. choke hold
  • complete power over a person or situation (noun)

    Examples

    1. the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public

    Synonyms

    1. stranglehold
    2. throttlehold

See definition of chokehold in Merriam Webster