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Stranglehold
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
grip
or control so strong
as to
stifle
or
cut
off.
Verb
●
to
hold
a
tight
grip
or control
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Wiktionary
Origin
stranglehold
English
hold
English
hold
Middle English (1100-1500)
hold
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
holden
Middle English (1100-1500)
healdan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
strangle
English
estrangler
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
strangulo
Latin
στραγγαλᾶν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Clampdown
Curse
Toll
Ascendency
Legacy
Supremacy
Death Grip
Upper Hand
Chilling Effect
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