strangle hold

  • 1Strangle hold — Stran gle hold 1. (Wrestling) a hold by which one s opponent is choked. It is usually not allowed. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. a forceful influence that strongly inhibits freedom of action; as, the oil price jump put a stranglehold on the economy.… …

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  • 2strangle hold — (Wrestling) illegal hold that chokes the opponent; all of the forces or actions that stifle and restrict freedom …

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  • 3hold down — Synonyms and related words: asphyxiate, bit, bottle up, bridle, censor, check, choke off, clamp down on, constrain, cork, cork up, crack down on, crush, curb, damp down, deprive of freedom, disenfranchise, disfranchise, dominate, drown, enslave,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 4hold back — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To restrain] Syn. inhibit, control, curb; see check 2 , prevent , restrain 1 . 2. [To refrain] Syn. desist, hesitate, forbear; see abstain , avoid . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To have and maintain in one s… …

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  • 5hold down — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fix, pin down, control; see prevent , restrain 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check: burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother,… …

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  • 6strangle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. choke, garrotte, stifle, suffocate; suppress, repress; squeeze, constrict, strangulate. See killing, closure. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To choke] Syn. asphyxiate, suffocate, smother, kill; see choke 1 …

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  • 7strangle — Synonyms and related words: OD, abbreviate, asphyxiate, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, be killed, behead, block, block up, blockade, bolt, bottle up, bowstring, burke, burn, button, button up, censor, chock, choke, choke off,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 8strangle — v 1. choke, throttle, squeeze, garrote, strangulate, bowstring, burke; stifle, suffocate, smother, gag, asphyxiate. 2. suppress, subdue, check, inhibit; repress, hold back, muzzle, restrain, restrict, curb; obstruct, clog, block, stop up, cramp,… …

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  • 9Grappling hold — Headlock redirects here. For the Imogen Heap single, see Headlock (song). Grappling hold Two wrestlers clinching. A grappling hold (commonly referred to simply as a hold; in Japanese referred t …

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  • 10Kensuke Sasaki — Nacimiento 4 de agosto de 1966[1] …

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