chokehold

== English == === Etymology === The noun is derived from choke (verb) +‎ hold (noun). The verb is derived from the noun. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃəʊkhəʊld/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoʊkˌ(h)oʊld/ Hyphenation: choke‧hold === Noun === chokehold (plural chokeholds) (martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around a person's neck, especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm, cutting off the flow of blood to the brain and restricting breathing. Synonym: neckhold Hyponym: sleeper hold Coordinate terms: headlock, stranglehold, throttlehold (figurative, by extension) A powerful and restrictive control or influence over something. Synonyms: stranglehold, throttlehold ==== Alternative forms ==== choke-hold, choke hold ==== Translations ==== === Verb === chokehold (third-person singular simple present chokeholds, present participle chokeholding, simple past and past participle chokeheld) (transitive) To put a hold around the neck of (someone), especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm. (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To exert tight, restrictive, control over someone or something. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === chokehold on Wikipedia.Wikipedia