chokehold

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English

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U.S. soldiers demonstrating a chokehold.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From choke +‎ hold.

Pronunciation

Noun

chokehold (plural chokeholds)

  1. (martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain.
    He put his opponent in a chokehold.
  2. (by extension) A strong and powerful grasp on something
    Your country has a chokehold on our economy.
    • 2021 September 15, Laura Martin, “How talent shows became TV's most bizarre programmes”, in BBC‎:
      With the music industry releasing their chokehold on these television talent shows, it too is looking to other sources like social media – Wade calls TikTok "one giant talent show" – to find new talent rather than primetime TV.
    • 2024 October 8, Megan Uy, Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien, “65+ Fall Prime Day Fashion Deals Your Closet Is Begging You to Shop”, in Cosmopolitan‎:
      Fellow fashionistas know the hype of GAP athleisure wear. The nostalgic look mixed with its soft design have the girlies in a chokehold!

Translations

Verb

chokehold (third-person singular simple present chokeholds, present participle chokeholding, simple past and past participle chokeheld)

  1. (transitive) To put in a chokehold.
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