chokehold

Letters that make chokehold

o, d, e, k, l, c, h are letters that make 'chokehold'

Words within chokehold

choke, okeh, old, Old, ok, OK, hold, Ho are words within 'chokehold'


2 possible definitions for 'chokehold'

Chokehold as "complete power over a person or situation"

Under this definition, chokehold is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stranglehold, throttlehold have the same meaning as 'chokehold'

chokehold as a type

'chokehold' can be a type of power, powerfulness.

Example of chokehold used within this context

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


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

Under this definition, chokehold is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

choke hold has the same meaning as chokehold

chokehold as a type

'chokehold' can be a type of clutches, clasp, clench, clutch, grasp, grip, hold.

Example of chokehold used within this context

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



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