[
US
/ˈtʃoʊkˌhoʊɫd/
]
NOUN
-
complete power over a person or situation
the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public
corporations have a stranglehold on the media -
a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled
How To Use chokehold In A Sentence
- Prosser, 68, then grabbed her by the neck in what she called a "chokehold," but she told detectives she didn't remember Prosser squeezing or applying any pressure. News - chicagotribune.com
- By the time I got a ringside seat, so to speak, I watched as she applied a chokehold on his neck and hear her tell him to open his hand.
- Brian Williams, women's self-defense instructor, demonstrates how to break a chokehold to Erin Clair, a sophomore and double major in pre-med physiology and anthropology. Arizona Daily Wildcat RSS
- Kenny freed himself and came around me, with a wild glow in his eyes, to put me in a tight chokehold.
- The Generals lay their men out on white cloth, and put chokeholds on their hearts.
- Japanese outfield hopeful So Taguchi could learn to say "chokehold" in English, USATODAY.com - Kile tragedy has somber effect on fun-loving team
- Stewart showed them how to slip a grip and how to break a chokehold, and that their canes might be their best bet for help. Dispatch.com: RSS
- ‘He jumped on the bear's back and gave it a chokehold,’ a police dispatcher said.
- ‘Good reflexes; that's what all the professionals say,’ he answered, he voice steady as he absorbed the impact and grasped for a chokehold at her neck.
- Caught unaware, the Ace fell once more into the Beast's whims as it quickly appeared before him and then grabbed the young man by the neck in a vicious chokehold.