chokehold

Noun
  1. Complete power over a person or situation (synset 105201049)
    "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
    is a type of: power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence
    same as: stranglehold, throttlehold
  2. A restraining hold;
    Someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind (synset 100418144)
    "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"
    is a type of: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold - the act of grasping
    same as: choke hold

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