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English to English noun
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complete power over a person or situation |  | Example: corporations have a stranglehold on the media
the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public
source: wordnet30
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a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind | | Example: he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled
source: wordnet30
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