1. chokehold - Noun
2. chokehold - Verb
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: WordNethe 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