ALL meanings of chokehold
choke·hold
C c - noun chokehold the act of holding a person's neck across the windpipe, esp from behind using one arm 3
- noun chokehold complete power or control 3
- noun chokehold a technique for restraining or subduing a person by locking one's arms around the person's neck 3
- noun chokehold firm or absolute control over some activity, process, etc. 3
- noun chokehold A tight grip around a person’s neck, used to restrain him or her by restricting breathing. 1
- noun chokehold a restraining hold in which one person encircles the neck of another in a viselike grip with the arm, usually approaching from behind: The suspect was put in a chokehold and was gasping for breath. 1
- noun chokehold a stifling grip; stranglehold: a company that once had a chokehold over the PC market. 1
- noun chokehold (martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain. 0
- noun chokehold (by extension) A strong and powerful grasp on something. 0