chokehold
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the words 'choke' and 'hold', first used in the 1960s.
مثال
- The police officer put the suspect in a chokehold.
- He managed to break free from the chokehold.
- The chokehold was so tight, he could barely breathe.
ترکیبهای رایج
Put in a chokehold Break free from a chokehold Tight chokehold
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- 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”
- a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind “he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled”