Stranglehold Definition & Meaning
stranglehold
- noun
- 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"
- a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
"Stranglehold" in song lyrics
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"Put the mayor in a stranglehold"
Souls Of Mischief — That Ain't Life (Climax) -
"Hannibal on elephants, got you in a stranglehold"
U-God f/ Mike Ladd — Lipton
Words that rhyme with stranglehold
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