throttlehold

throt·tle·hold

T0190300 (thrŏt′l-hōld′)n. See stranglehold.

throttlehold

(ˈθrɒtəlˌhəʊld) ntotal control over a person or over circumstances; suppression

stran•gle•hold

(ˈstræŋ gəlˌhoʊld)

n. 1. an illegal wrestling hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off. 2. any force or influence that restricts free actions or development. [1890–95]

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throttlehold - complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"chokehold, strangleholdpower, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

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noun complete power over a person or situation

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