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throttlehold

[ throt-l-hohld ]

/ ˈθrɒt lˌhoʊld /

noun

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

Words nearby throttlehold

throttle lever, throttle valve, throttle-body injection, throttleable, throttlebottom, throttlehold, through, through a glass darkly, through and through, through bass, through bridge

Origin of throttlehold

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

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