Noun
- 1. stranglehold, chokehold, throttlehold, power, powerfulness
- usage: complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
- 2. stranglehold, wrestling hold
- usage: a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
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