"chokehold" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃoʊkˌhoʊld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chokehold.wav Forms: chokeholds [plural]
Etymology: From choke + hold. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|choke|hold}} choke + hold Head templates: {{en-noun}} chokehold (plural chokeholds)
  1. (martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain. Categories (topical): Martial arts, Wrestling Translations (grappling hold around the neck): kvælertag [neuter] (Danish), kvørkratak [neuter] (Faroese), kuristusote (Finnish), kurkkuote (Finnish), clé de tête [feminine] (French), Würgegriff [masculine] (German), mata-leão [masculine] (Portuguese), mataleón [masculine] (Spanish), llave mataleón [feminine] (Spanish), llave de cuello [feminine] (Spanish), strypgrepp [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-chokehold-en-noun-zT2mns6b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 5 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 9 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 8 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 5 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 83 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 75 10 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 75 11 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 9 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 12 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 76 10 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 76 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 76 10 14 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling Disambiguation of 'grappling hold around the neck': 95 5
  2. (by extension) A strong and powerful grasp on something Tags: broadly Translations (strong and powerful grasp on something): kvørkratak [neuter] (Faroese), kuristusote (Finnish), Würgegriff [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-chokehold-en-noun-zVqMVwml Disambiguation of 'strong and powerful grasp on something': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: choke hold, choke-hold Related terms: neckhold, sleeper hold, stranglehold

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃoʊkˌhoʊld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chokehold.wav Forms: chokeholds [present, singular, third-person], chokeholding [participle, present], chokeheld [participle, past], chokeheld [past]
Etymology: From choke + hold. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|choke|hold}} choke + hold Head templates: {{en-verb|||chokeheld}} chokehold (third-person singular simple present chokeholds, present participle chokeholding, simple past and past participle chokeheld)
  1. (transitive) To put in a chokehold. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chokehold-en-verb-mfD-3Dtv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: choke hold, choke-hold

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put in a chokehold."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To put in a chokehold."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃoʊkˌhoʊld/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chokehold.wav",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/90/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-chokehold.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-chokehold.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "choke hold"
    },
    {
      "word": "choke-hold"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chokehold"
}

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