Stranglehold Definition

strănggəl-hōld
noun
An illegal wrestling hold that chokes off an opponent's breath.
Webster's New World
Any force that restricts or suppresses freedom or progress.
Webster's New World

A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.

For years the company had a stranglehold on the rest of the industry.
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Noun

Singular:
stranglehold
Plural:
strangleholds

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Stranglehold Sentence Examples

  • The midfield stranglehold went and the game was destined to finish equal.

  • Unfortunately Morphy didn't think so, and he got quite stroppy as we took a stranglehold of the Universe.

  • This supermarket chain already has British farmers and consumers in a stranglehold now they want to squeeze even tighter.

  • In Christ 's death and resurrection the stranglehold of sin and evil on the human race was broken.

  • WaterAid is a charity dedicated to helping people escape the stranglehold of poverty and disease caused by living without safe water and sanitation.

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