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CHOKEHOLD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chokehold mean?
• CHOKEHOLD (noun)
The noun CHOKEHOLD has 2 senses:
1. complete power over a person or situation
2. a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
Familiarity information: CHOKEHOLD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Complete power over a person or situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
chokehold; stranglehold; throttlehold
Context example:
the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public
Hypernyms ("chokehold" is a kind of...):
power; powerfulness (possession of controlling influence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
choke hold; chokehold
Context example:
he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled
Hypernyms ("chokehold" is a kind of...):
clasp; clench; clutch; clutches; grasp; grip; hold (the act of grasping)
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