choke hold

noun

1

: a hold that involves strong choking pressure applied to the neck of another

2

: absolute dominance or control

had a choke hold on the city's finances

Examples of choke hold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Regardless, any diplomatic efforts that pause the fighting and release the choke hold on global energy supplies are just the beginning. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

But if violence escalates and keeps a choke hold on traffic, prices could reach $95 to $120 a barrel, while damage to major energy infrastructure could produce spikes of up to $150 a barrel, the analysts wrote. — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

The solid shot to the head, the hardest delivered by either of them, is followed by the skateboarder getting the Mercedes driver in a choke hold. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

Images of the shelter slipped the Russian choke hold to appear on the world’s screens—intact and unbowed amid the rubble, like a temple time-transported from some more ancient siege, the faces of those within drained but resolute. — James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for choke hold

• copyhold
• decontrolled
• hundredfold
• manifold
• marigold
• oversold
• petioled
• sevenfold
• stranglehold
• subthreshold
• thousandfold
• uncontrolled