Definition of
stranglehold has definitions from the field of sport
1
[ noun ] complete power over a person or situation

Synonyms

chokehold throttlehold

Examples

"corporations have a stranglehold on the media" "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

Related terms

power

2
[ noun ] (sport) a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe

Related terms

wrestling_hold

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Rhymes with

uphold holed hold household potholed stronghold behold toehold manifold foothold chokehold leasehold freehold sevenfold handhold marigold withhold old untold unsold unfold manifold blindfold fivefold ninefold mangold gold centerfold uncontrolled billfold threshold foretold controlled eightfold wold tenfold threefold sixfold fourfold fold rolled mould cold doled bold bowled mold sold scold enfold enrolled remold twofold

Phonetic and Homophones

S T R AE1 NG G AH0 L HH OW2 L D

Similar Spelling

strangled stronghold strangles strangler strangler_tree stormable strangler_fig strangling string_line strangulate strain_gage strong_gale

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