STRANGLEHOLD

stranglehold

(noun) a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent’s windpipe

stranglehold, chokehold, throttlehold

(noun) complete power over a person or situation; “corporations have a stranglehold on the media”; “the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

stranglehold (plural strangleholds)

A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.

Verb

stranglehold (third-person singular simple present strangleholds, present participle strangleholding, simple past and past participle strangleheld)

to hold a tight grip or control

Synonyms

• clasp, grasp, grip; See also grasp

Source: Wiktionary

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