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throttlehold

American  
[throt-l-hohld] / ˈθrɒt lˌhoʊld /

noun

  1. a stifling grip; stranglehold.

    The new regime kept a throttlehold on academic freedom.

Etymology

Origin of throttlehold

First recorded in 1930–35; throttle + (strangle)hold

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Five times last week the French sent out tanks and infantry to ease the throttlehold; they killed 260 Communists and captured 14.

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