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    stranglehold
    /ˈstraŋɡlhəʊld/

    noun

    • 1. a grip around the neck of another person that can kill by asphyxiation if held for long enough.

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  3. STRANGLEHOLD definition: 1. a position of complete control that prevents something from developing: 2. in wrestling or…. Learn more.

  4. stranglehold. noun. stran· gle· hold ˈstraŋ-gəl-ˌhōld. 1. : an illegal wrestling hold by which one's opponent is choked. 2. : a force or influence that chokes or blocks freedom of development or expression.

  5. Stranglehold definition: an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.. See examples of STRANGLEHOLD used in a sentence.

  6. STRANGLEHOLD meaning: 1. a position of complete control that prevents something from developing: 2. in wrestling or…. Learn more.

  7. To have a stranglehold on something means to have control over it and prevent it from being free or from developing.

  8. A true stranglehold does just what its name describes, constricting a person's breathing. Even if someone doesn't literally have you by the neck, you might feel a stranglehold being exerted by things like stress, deadlines, or debt.

  9. stranglehold (on something) complete control over something that makes it impossible for it to grow or develop well. The company now had a stranglehold on the market. attempts to break the US stranglehold on the industry; See stranglehold in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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