"stranglehold" meaning in All languages combined

See stranglehold on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-stranglehold.ogg [US] Forms: strangleholds [plural]
Etymology: From strangle + hold. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|strangle|hold}} strangle + hold Head templates: {{en-noun}} stranglehold (plural strangleholds)
  1. A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off. Translations (grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off): задушаване (zadušavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), verwurging [feminine] (Dutch), kvørkratak [neuter] (Faroese), Würgegriff [masculine] (German), stretta [feminine] (Italian), morsa [feminine] (Italian), kontrola nad sytuacją (Polish), мёртвая хватка (mjórtvaja xvatka) [feminine] (Russian), dominio [masculine] (Spanish), järngrepp (Swedish), strypgrepp [neuter] (Swedish), stryptag [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-stranglehold-en-noun-Dc7n-jru Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24

Verb [English]

Audio: en-us-stranglehold.ogg [US] Forms: strangleholds [present, singular, third-person], strangleholding [participle, present], strangleheld [participle, past], strangleheld [past]
Etymology: From strangle + hold. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|strangle|hold}} strangle + hold Head templates: {{en-verb|strangleholds|strangleholding|strangleheld}} stranglehold (third-person singular simple present strangleholds, present participle strangleholding, simple past and past participle strangleheld)
  1. to hold a tight grip or control Synonyms: clasp, grasp, grip
    Sense id: en-stranglehold-en-verb-4W~nnlh~

Inflected forms

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