chokehold
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈtʃoʊkhoʊld/
- Offensive
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estrangulamiento
- Tragically, Brown was fatally shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in Missouri, and Garner died due to a chokehold by an NYPD officer while four other officers were present holding Garner down.
- chokehold death
- police chokehold
- illegal chokeholds
Wrestlers often get caught with chokeholds, arm bars.
- Wrestlers often get caught with chokeholds, arm bars.
Examples
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He nearly passed out from the chokehold and suffered contusions to his face and eyes.
Blog text (20) -
With our next volunteer, we will demonstrate the chokehold.
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I can hold them in a chokehold.
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Bogs applies a chokehold from behind.
Fiction book (1994) -
Gordy relaxes the chokehold enough so she can breathe.
Fiction book (2002) -
Vicki had Adelle in a chokehold.
Fiction book (1996) -
He tightens the chokehold.
Fiction book (2002) -
A light comes on, and Quaid is standing there with one hand on the lamp switch and the other arm circling Lori's neck in a chokehold!
Fiction book (1990) -
A cracked hyoid bone in William's neck—revealed during the autopsy—is an indication that one of the officers may have put him in a chokehold.
Blog text (4) -
The officer applied a chokehold to restrain the suspect during the arrest.
Synonyms
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5.6
A wrestling hold where a person locks another person's head under their arm
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7.5
A tight arm around someone's neck from behind to stop them moving or make them pass out
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7.9
A tight arm grip around the neck that stops someone breathing
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4.7
A grip or move used to control an opponent in a match
A wrestling hold where a person's arms cross in front of their neck to press the throat
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Etymology
The word chokehold comes from the two words choke ('to stop breathing') and hold ('a grip'). So it literally means a tight grip around the neck that cuts off breathing or movement.