chokehold, n.
(chokeholds)
(chokeholds)
a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
<noun.act>
choke hold chokehold
sample sentences
"he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"
semantic pointers
hypernym
complete power over a person or situation
<noun.attribute>
chokehold stranglehold throttlehold
sample sentences
"corporations have a stranglehold on the media""the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
semantic pointers
hypernym