chokehold
choke
ˈʧəʊk
chewk
hold
həʊld
hewld
stokehold

Definition & Meaning of "chokehold"in English

Chokehold
01

a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
chokeholds
02

complete power over a person or situation 

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