Stranglehold

['stræŋg(ə)lhəʊld] or ['stræŋɡlhold]

Definition

(noun.) a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe.

(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'.

Typed by Brooke--From WordNet