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stranglehold definition

strangle·hold (-hōld′)

noun

  1. an illegal wrestling hold that chokes off an opponent's breath
  2. any force or action that restricts or suppresses freedom

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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