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stran·gle·hold
(străng′gəl-hōld′)n.
1. Sports An illegal wrestling hold used to choke an opponent.
2. A force, influence, or action that restricts or suppresses freedom or progress. Also called throttlehold.
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stranglehold
(ˈstræŋɡəlˌhəʊld)n
1. (Wrestling) a wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe. See also Japanese stranglehold
2. complete power or control over a person or situation
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stran•gle•hold
(ˈstræŋ gəlˌhoʊld)n.
1. an illegal wrestling hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
2. any force or influence that restricts free actions or development.
[1890–95]
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Noun 1. stranglehold - 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"
power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
2. stranglehold - a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling
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stranglehold
noun grip, hold, grasp, clutches, iron grip The troops are tightening their stranglehold on the city.
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stranglehold
[ˈstræŋglhəʊld] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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stranglehold
n (lit) → Würgegriff m, → Manschette f; (fig) → absolute Machtposition (on gegenüber); they have a stranglehold on us (fig) → sie haben uns in der Zange
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stranglehold
[ˈstræŋglˌhəʊld] n (Wrestling) → presa di golato have a stranglehold on sb/sth (fig) → tenere qn/qc in pugno
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