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stranglehold

/ stranglehold /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent''s windpipe

Type of:

wrestling hold

noun Sense 2

complete power over a person or situation

"corporations have a strangelhold on the media"

"the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

Type of:

power powerfulness

Semantic Complexity

50%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

3

Times Searched

10

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wrestling hold power powerfulness