stranglehold

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noun

1. 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
• Syn:
chokehold, throttlehold
• Hypernyms:
power, powerfulness
2. a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
• Hypernyms:
wrestling hold

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  chokehold, throttlehold