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Synonyms for chokehold in English

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chokehold:
- choke hold; chokehold; stranglehold; throttlehold

English

Detailed Synonyms for chokehold in English

chokehold:

chokehold [the ~] noun

the chokehold

– a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind ¹
the choke hold; the chokehold
– a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind ¹
- choke hold [the ~] noun
- chokehold [the ~] noun
  - he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled¹
the chokehold

– complete power over a person or situation ¹
the stranglehold; the chokehold; the throttlehold
– complete power over a person or situation ¹
- stranglehold [the ~] noun
  - corporations have a stranglehold on the media¹
- chokehold [the ~] noun
  - the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public¹
- throttlehold [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "chokehold":

stranglehold; throttlehold; power; powerfulness
choke hold; clasp; clench; clutch; clutches; grasp; grip; hold

Related Definitions for "chokehold":

a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind¹
- he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled¹
complete power over a person or situation¹
- the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public¹

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