CHOKE HOLD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled

Synonyms:

choke hold; chokehold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("choke hold" is a kind of...):

clasp; clench; clutch; clutches; grasp; grip; hold (the act of grasping)

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