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stranglehold
[ strang-guhl-hohld ]
noun
- Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- a restraining hold in which one person uses an arm to encircle the neck of another; a chokehold.
- 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.
stranglehold
/ ˈٰæŋɡəˌəʊ /
noun
- a wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arms are pressed against his opponent's windpipe See also Japanese stranglehold
- complete power or control over a person or situation
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stranglehold1
Example Sentences
And that means the stranglehold the Premier League's so-called 'big six' - the five teams above plus City - have had on the FA Cup in recent years could be broken.
It’s just pervasive in California, where Democrats’ complete stranglehold on our statewide leadership structure has been in place for a long time.
Battered by the war, Hezbollah’s opponents in Lebanon now spy an opportunity to break what they say is the group’s stranglehold over the state.
The first step was breaking England's stranglehold on the Calcutta Cup.
The open source movement broke the stranglehold of big technology companies, spurred innovation and underpins much of today’s technology landscape.
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