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throttlehold

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throt⋅tle⋅hold

  [throt-l-hohld]
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–noun
a stifling suppression: The new regime kept a throttlehold on academic freedom.
Origin:
1930–35; throttle + (strangle)hold
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stran·gle·hold   (strāng'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.

throt·tle·hold   (thrŏt'l-hōld')   
n.  See stranglehold.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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