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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)