Chokehold and Hold

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Chokehold noun - A restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind.

Usage example: he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled

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Hold and chokehold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a noun "Chokehold".

Hold noun - The act or manner of holding.

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Chokehold and hold are semantically related. You can use "Chokehold" instead a noun "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Brick Joke: "This is not your room." Chekhov's Gun: Hooch has a patented trick, in which he can hold a grown human in a chokehold with his mouth without biting unless commanded.

Source: Film / Turner & Hooch

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