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Definition of Chokehold

1. Noun. Complete power over a person or situation. "The president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

2. Noun. A restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind. "He grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"

Definition of Chokehold

1. Noun. (martial arts wrestling) A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain ¹

2. Noun. (by extension) A strong and powerful grasp on something ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chokehold

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chokehold

chokeable chokeberries chokeberry chokebore chokebores chokecherries chokecherry chokecherry tree choked choked disk

choked the chicken chokedamp chokedamps chokedar chokedars chokehold (current term) chokeholds chokepoint chokepoints choker

chokers chokes chokes the chicken chokeslam choketh chokey chokeys chokidar chokidars chokier

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