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Definitions
a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
Word origin
From strangle + hold.
Used in a sentence
“For years the company had a stranglehold on the rest of the industry.”
“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.”
“That record felt like ancient history as the Djokovic of 2011 overcame a slightly edgy start to take a stranglehold on the match.”
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