Stranglehold (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The telecommunications giant had a stranglehold on the market, making it impossible for smaller companies to compete.
- The government's policy had given them a stranglehold on the agricultural sector, controlling the prices of farm produces.
- The critics argued that the tech industry had a stranglehold on innovation, stifling creativity in other fields.
- By maintaining a stranglehold on the global supply chain, the corporation was able to dictate prices and production levels.
- For decades, the two-party system had a stranglehold on American politics, leaving smaller parties struggles to be heard.
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Meaning 2
A wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The wrestler applied a tight stranglehold to his opponent, causing him to submit.
- The referee intervened to break the stranglehold, warning the wrestler about the danger of choking his opponent.
- The stranglehold was a signature move for the wrestler, who used it to devastating effect throughout his career.
- As the wrestler tightened his grip, his opponent's face turned red from the stranglehold.
- The stranglehold was so effective that the opponent was unable to escape, and was eventually forced to tap out.