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strangle hold

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stran⋅gle⋅hold

[strang-guhl-hohld]
–noun
1. Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
2. any force or influence that restricts the free actions or development of a person or group: the stranglehold of superstition.

Origin:
1890–95; strangle + hold 1
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