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chokeholds

chokeholds is the plural of chokehold.

chokeholds is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

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Questions about chokeholds

What is chokeholds the plural of?
Chokeholds is the plural of chokehold.

Words near chokeholds in the dictionary

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

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