Scrabble & Words with friends points
- chokeholds is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 23
- chokeholds is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 23
- chokeholds is not a valid Words with friends word!
Definition of chokeholds
- a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind (noun)
Examples
- he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled
Synonyms
- choke hold
- complete power over a person or situation (noun)
Examples
- the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public
Synonyms
- stranglehold
- throttlehold
See definition of chokeholds in Merriam Webster