单词 | chokehold |
释义 | chokeholdn. 1. Originally Wrestling. Any of various holds applied to the neck; esp. one in which a person wraps an arm tightly around an opponent's neck from behind, and applies pressure.Frequently used of holds which work by preventing blood flow to the brain as well as those which restrict the airway. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > manoeuvres swengOE turn?c1225 castc1400 trip1412 fall?a1425 foil1553 collar1581 lock1598 faulx1602 fore-hip1602 forward1602 inturn1602 mare1602 hug1617 disembracement1663 buttock1688 throw1698 back-lock1713 cross-buttock1713 flying horse1713 in holds1713 buttocker1823 chip1823 dogfall1823 cross-buttocker1827 hitch1834 bear hug1837 backfall1838 stop1840 armlock1841 side hug1842 click1846 catch-hold1849 back-breaker1867 back-click1867 snap1868 hank1870 nelson1873 headlock1876 chokehold1886 stranglehold1886 hip lock1888 heave1889 strangle1890 pinfall1894 strangler's grip1895 underhold1895 hammer-lock1897 scissor hold1897 body slam1899 scissors hold1899 armbar1901 body scissors1903 scissors grip1904 waist-hold1904 neck hold1905 scissors1909 hipe1914 oshi1940 oshi-dashi1940 oshi-taoshi1940 pindown1948 lift1958 whip1958 Boston crab1961 grapevine1968 powerbomb1990 1886 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 1 Feb. 7/3 Although he had learned to wrestle with the ‘choke-hold’ with the most expert athletes in the country, he was willing to bar it during the rest of the bout. 1934 Salt Lake Tribune 14 Apr. 30/2 The match lived up to promise, with chokeholds and such generously employed. 1995 K. Robards Walking after Midnight 21 ‘Please—I can't breathe.’ Summer tugged on the arm around her neck. To her relief, the chokehold eased. 2015 K. Charish Owl & Japanese Circus 139 I wrapped him in a choke hold, cutting off blood flow to his brain. I held it until he shuddered and passed out. 2. figurative. A stifling, constraining, or controlling influence or power exerted over something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > entangling or confining > that which fetterOE bandc1175 bonda1325 mesh1541 tangling1575 gyve1587 entanglement1644 impesterment1652 trammela1657 stranglehold1899 tanglefoot1908 chokehold1911 1911 Long Branch (New Jersey) Daily Rec. 10 May 4/4 The legerdemain, the backsprings, the choke-holds and the deception that stand revealed, the all too painful features of his administration. 1922 Truth (Brisbane) 30 Apr. 9/3 Free the glorious sport from the choke-hold and curse of proprietorship. 2014 Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 14/3 Authors from around the world..signed an open letter condemning the ‘chokehold’ on freedom of expression represented by laws that ban blasphemy. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886 |
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