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stranglehold

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Noun

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

complete power over a person or situation
- corporations have a stranglehold on the media
- the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public

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Synonyms:
chokehold throttlehold

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "stranglehold":
strangled stranglehold stronghold
Words contain "stranglehold":
japanese stranglehold stranglehold
Words contain "stranglehold" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
stranglehold throttlehold chokehold

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