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Stranglehold

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.

    "For years the company had a stranglehold on the rest of the industry."

  2. 2
    a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe wordnet
  3. 3
    complete power over a person or situation wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To hold a tight grip or control. transitive

    ""She does not hold a partner; she strangleholds him. As soon as a man realizes how tightly she holds on, he leaves her.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From strangle + hold.

Etymology 2

From strangle + hold.

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