Choke hold
Choke hold noun - A restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind.
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Violence and choke hold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Violence" instead a noun phrase "Choke hold".
Violence
Violence noun - The use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property.
Choke hold and violence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Choke hold" instead a noun "Violence".
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- brutality and choke hold
- brutality and violence
- savagery and choke hold
- savagery and violence
- fierceness and choke hold
- fierceness and violence
- harshness and choke hold
- harshness and violence
- atrocity and choke hold
- atrocity and violence
- inhumanity and choke hold
- inhumanity and violence
- barbarity and choke hold
- barbarity and violence
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In The Fate Of Paul Twister, when Paul discovers that Princess Ashley de Morgan was actually not the princess, but an impostor, he doesn't actually hit her, but he does put her in a choke hold and threaten severe violence against her, because she was almost certainly putting him in serious danger.
Source: Would Hit a Girl
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Violence and Choke hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/choke_hold/violence
Choke hold & Violence. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/choke_hold/violence>.
Violence or Choke hold. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/choke_hold/violence.
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