Definition of stranglehold Stranglehold
/stɹæˈŋgʌlhowˌld/ - [stranggulhowld] - stran•gle•hold
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What does stranglehold mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: strangleholds |
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| stranglehold - a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe | ||
| stranglehold - 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" | ||
| chokehold, throttlehold | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- stranglehold, noun, singular of strangleholds.
