English noun: stranglehold | |||
1. | stranglehold (attribute) complete power over a person or situation | ||
Samples | Corporations have a stranglehold on the media. The president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public. | ||
Synonyms | chokehold, throttlehold | ||
Broader (hypernym) | power, powerfulness | ||
2. | stranglehold (act) a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wrestling hold | ||