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单词 chokehold
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Definition of chokehold in English:

chokehold

noun
  • A tight grip round a person's neck, used to restrain them by restricting their breathing.

    the police have banned chokeholds
    figurative the southern delegates had the convention in a chokehold
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She also held Abigail in a chokehold that could snap the nurse's neck with enough pressure - not a difficult task for Saya.
    • The Generals lay their men out on white cloth, and put chokeholds on their hearts.
    • At that, she says police applied a chokehold and cuffed her.
    • But the underlying motive is to prevent challenging opinions from spreading and coalescing through the chokehold of state-sponsored control.
    • A key chokehold for the oil monopolies is the refining of crude oil in the United States.
    • Observers and protesters also allege that police used illegal chokeholds on numerous people.
    • ‘Well, that was a bit freaky,’ he grinned, reaching up to loosen the chokehold that Gabby had around his neck.
    • By the time I got a ringside seat, so to speak, I watched as she applied a chokehold on his neck and hear her tell him to open his hand.
    • No such luck for the public when a public employees union has a chokehold on the public entity.
    • The same guard then used a chokehold to restrain Finley.
    • Because the carriers subsidize most phone purchases with big rebates tied to service agreements, they have something of a chokehold on the phone market.
    • Caught unaware, the Ace fell once more into the Beast's whims as it quickly appeared before him and then grabbed the young man by the neck in a vicious chokehold.
    • As I'm getting ready to get out my math book, an arm suddenly wraps itself around my neck in a chokehold.
    • ‘Good reflexes; that's what all the professionals say,’ he answered, he voice steady as he absorbed the impact and grasped for a chokehold at her neck.
    • ‘He jumped on the bear's back and gave it a chokehold,’ a police dispatcher said.
    • Before the guard had even realised what was happening, Leanne had jumped on his back, squeezing her arms around his neck in the strongest chokehold she could muster up.
    • Kenny freed himself and came around me, with a wild glow in his eyes, to put me in a tight chokehold.
    • He slings his arms around my shoulder and squeezes my neck in what can easily be considered a chokehold.
    • One jumped out of the page and grabbed a chokehold around my neck and demanded that I read it.
    • And this upcoming Saturday night, we will see if Jones still have any of his greatness left or that maybe, Father Time has finally grabbed a chokehold on Jones.
 
 

Definition of chokehold in US English:

chokehold

nounˈCHōkhōld
  • A tight grip around a person's neck, used to restrain them by restricting their breathing.

    the police have banned chokeholds
    figurative the southern delegates had the convention in a chokehold
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At that, she says police applied a chokehold and cuffed her.
    • He slings his arms around my shoulder and squeezes my neck in what can easily be considered a chokehold.
    • As I'm getting ready to get out my math book, an arm suddenly wraps itself around my neck in a chokehold.
    • But the underlying motive is to prevent challenging opinions from spreading and coalescing through the chokehold of state-sponsored control.
    • No such luck for the public when a public employees union has a chokehold on the public entity.
    • ‘He jumped on the bear's back and gave it a chokehold,’ a police dispatcher said.
    • ‘Good reflexes; that's what all the professionals say,’ he answered, he voice steady as he absorbed the impact and grasped for a chokehold at her neck.
    • ‘Well, that was a bit freaky,’ he grinned, reaching up to loosen the chokehold that Gabby had around his neck.
    • By the time I got a ringside seat, so to speak, I watched as she applied a chokehold on his neck and hear her tell him to open his hand.
    • Observers and protesters also allege that police used illegal chokeholds on numerous people.
    • A key chokehold for the oil monopolies is the refining of crude oil in the United States.
    • One jumped out of the page and grabbed a chokehold around my neck and demanded that I read it.
    • And this upcoming Saturday night, we will see if Jones still have any of his greatness left or that maybe, Father Time has finally grabbed a chokehold on Jones.
    • The same guard then used a chokehold to restrain Finley.
    • The Generals lay their men out on white cloth, and put chokeholds on their hearts.
    • She also held Abigail in a chokehold that could snap the nurse's neck with enough pressure - not a difficult task for Saya.
    • Kenny freed himself and came around me, with a wild glow in his eyes, to put me in a tight chokehold.
    • Caught unaware, the Ace fell once more into the Beast's whims as it quickly appeared before him and then grabbed the young man by the neck in a vicious chokehold.
    • Because the carriers subsidize most phone purchases with big rebates tied to service agreements, they have something of a chokehold on the phone market.
    • Before the guard had even realised what was happening, Leanne had jumped on his back, squeezing her arms around his neck in the strongest chokehold she could muster up.
 
 
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