choke hold
nounDefinition of choke hold
1
: a hold that involves strong choking pressure applied to the neck of another
2
: absolute dominance or control
had a choke hold on the city's finances
Examples of choke hold in a Sentence
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No fractured ribs, no caratoid choke hold, just nice buddy buddy talk. — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, "Los Gatos police release video of controversial ex-officer’s recent use of force," 16 Aug. 2019 Diaz slipped past a strong choke hold midway in the first round and then mounted Pettis to pound him with clubbing fists. — Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, "UFC 241: Stipe Miocic knocks out Daniel Cormier to regain heavyweight belt," 17 Aug. 2019 In January 2018, school surveillance cameras showed a small boy getting off the bus and being approached by a much larger boy, who punched him and allegedly put him in a choke hold. — CBS News, "Mom says middle school bully left son with severe brain damage," 15 Aug. 2019 De Blasio challenged Biden over what the Department of Justice did to punish the NYPD officer who killed New Yorker Eric Garner by placing him in a choke hold. — Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, "De Blasio calls out Biden — for Eric Garner killing," 1 Aug. 2019 One guest put a choke hold on one of the men involved in the fight. — Scott Craven, azcentral, "Charges filed in viral Disneyland fight that continued after brawlers were thrown out," 23 July 2019 Kwong has vowed to safeguard the teenagers thronging to the streets in a rebellion against Beijing’s choke hold on the semi-autonomous enclave. — Time, "'Whenever There’s Trouble He Rushes There.' Meet Legislator Roy Kwong, the God of Hong Kong Protests," 20 July 2019 Tonn is also the defendant in another federal lawsuit by a man who alleges the officer placed him in a choke hold and tackled him after the man began filming Tonn with his cell phone. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "Vallejo seeks to delay federal lawsuit case against police officers," 6 June 2019 An argument over chicken sandwiches at a Mexico Beach campsite on northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast led to a 19-year-old man putting his pregnant girlfriend in a choke hold, according to police. — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, "A fight over chicken sandwiches led Florida man to abuse pregnant girlfriend, police say," 19 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'choke hold.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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