chokehold
A grappling hold around a person's neck, especially one in which the neck is grasped…A grappling hold around a person's neck, especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm, cutting off the flow of blood to the brain and restricting breathing.
» The policeman put him in a chokehold.
Der Polizist nahm ihn in den Würgegriff. — al_ex_an_der
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Examples
2 sentencesThe policeman put him in a chokehold.
deDer Polizist nahm ihn in den Würgegriff. — al_ex_an_der
Tom was put into a chokehold that he couldn't escape, so he tapped out.
Meaning
2 sensesA grappling hold around a person's neck, especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm, cutting off the flow of blood to the brain and restricting breathing.
He put his opponent in a chokehold.
Würgegriff
удуша́ющий приёмudušájuščij prijóm
a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
(broadly, figuratively)A powerful and restrictive control or influence over something.
One country has a chokehold on another country's economy.
Würgegriff
complete power over a person or situation
Origin
The noun is derived from choke (verb) + hold (noun). The verb is derived from the noun.The noun is derived from choke (verb) + hold (noun). The verb is derived from the noun.
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Forms
plural: chokeholdsSynonyms
4 synonyms- complete power over a person or situation:strangleholdthrottlehold
- a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind:choke hold
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.