Dictionary.com

throttlehold

[ throt-l-hohld ]
/ ˈθrɒt lˌhoʊld /

noun

a stifling grip; stranglehold: The new regime kept a throttlehold on academic freedom.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020