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throttlehold

[ throt-l-hohld ]
/ ˈθrɒt lˌhoʊld /
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noun
a stifling grip; stranglehold: The new regime kept a throttlehold on academic freedom.
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Origin of throttlehold

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

Words nearby throttlehold

throstle, throttle, throttleable, throttle-body injection, Throttlebottom, throttlehold, throttle lever, throttle valve, through, through a glass darkly, through and through
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