stranglehold

stran·gle·hold

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [strang-guh l-hohld]
- /ˈstræŋ gəlˌhoʊld/
- /ˈstræŋ.ɡl̩.həʊld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [strang-guh l-hohld]
- /ˈstræŋ gəlˌhoʊld/

Definitions of stranglehold word

noun stranglehold Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off. 1
noun stranglehold a restraining hold in which one person uses an arm to encircle the neck of another; a chokehold. 1
noun stranglehold any force or influence that restricts the free actions or development of a person or thing; a stifling grip: to break the stranglehold of superstition. 1
noun stranglehold stifling influence 1
noun stranglehold wrestling: choking hold 1
singular noun stranglehold To have a stranglehold on something means to have control over it and prevent it from being free or from developing. 0

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Origin of stranglehold

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; strangle + hold1

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Parts of speech for Stranglehold

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stranglehold popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for stranglehold

noun stranglehold

choke — When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
clinch — If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.

All 3 Synonyms of stranglehold

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