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n. - A restraining hold; Complete power over a person or situation.

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Usage examples (39)
  • He grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled
  • The president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public
  • Stewart showed them how to slip a grip and how to break a chokehold, and that their canes might be their best bet for help.
  • Japanese outfield hopeful So Taguchi could learn to say "chokehold" in English,
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