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chokeholding

chokeholding is the present participle and gerund of chokehold.

Meaning of chokehold

Verb

chokehold (third-person singular simple present chokeholds, present participle chokeholding, simple past and past participle chokeheld)

  1. (transitive) To put a hold around the neck of (someone), especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To exert tight, restrictive, control over someone or something.

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Questions about chokeholding

What is chokeholding the present participle and gerund of?
Chokeholding is the present participle and gerund of chokehold.

Words near chokeholding in the dictionary

  1. chokeful
  2. chokefull
  3. chokeheld
  4. chokehold
  5. chokeholded
  6. chokeholding
  7. chokeholds
  8. chokepoint
  9. chokepoints
  10. choker
  11. choker chain

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