stranglehold en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From strangle + hold.
Meanings
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A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.
That record felt like ancient history as the Djokovic of 2011 overcame a slightly edgy start to take a stranglehold on the match.
2011 July 3, Piers Newbury, “Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in final”, in BBC Sport:Numerous witnesses had come forward at that time to state that they had watched Kelly tackle Symaco and pin her on the floor in a strangle-hold until investigating officers arrived to pry him loose.
1979 August 25, Jil Clark, “Police Officer Convicted in Beating of Lesbians”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 6, page 1:For years the company had a stranglehold on the rest of the industry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| strangleholds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
sv strypgrepp (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) · bg задушаване (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) · sv järngrepp (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) · sv stryptag (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) · fo kvørkratak (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) · it stretta (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) · nl verwurging (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) · pl duszenie (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) · it morsa (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) · de Würgegriff (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) · ru мёртвая хватка (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off) · es dominio (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off)