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choke hold

choke hold is the alternative form of chokehold.

Meaning of chokehold

Noun

chokehold (plural chokeholds)

  1. A grappling hold around a person's neck, especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm, cutting off the flow of blood to the brain and restricting breathing.
    • He put his opponent in a chokehold.
    Synonyms:
    neckhold
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A powerful and restrictive control or influence over something.
    • One country has a chokehold on another country's economy.

See all 4 meanings of chokehold

Forms of choke hold

pluralchoke holds

Questions about choke hold

What is choke hold the alternative form of?
Choke hold is the alternative form of chokehold.

Words near choke hold in the dictionary

  1. choke collar
  2. choke collars
  3. choke damp
  4. choke down
  5. choke full
  6. choke hold
  7. choke holds
  8. choke off
  9. choke on
  10. choke out
  11. choke pear

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