chokehold

Words with a similar base: chokehold

'chokehold'

[stranglehold.n.01] as in: complete power over a person or situation

Examples:
corporations have a stranglehold on the media
the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public

'chokehold'

[chokehold.n.02] as in: a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind

Examples:
he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled

Origins

					chokehold (English)
├── choke (English)
│   └── choken (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── hold (English)
    ├── hold (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── hold (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── holden (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── healdan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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