chokehold

Speech parts

1. chokehold - Noun

2. chokehold - Verb

Meaning

a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind

complete power over a person or situation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

stranglehold headlock choke hold throttlehold

Antonyms

breath

Hypernyms

power hold grip grasp clutch clasp

Examples

he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled Source: Internet

corporations have a stranglehold on the media Source: Internet

the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public Source: Internet

Elijah McClain was assaulted first with a chokehold, and then again with a syringe. Source: Internet

City officials moved Friday to that duty by seeking to make it enforceable in court, and to require officers to immediately report to their superiors when they see use of any neck restraint or chokehold. Source: Internet

"Accepting Iranian entrenchment in Syria would be to accept Iranians putting a chokehold on us. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

choked up chokedamp chokedar chokepoint choker choker chain