chokehold
English
noun
Definitions
- (martial arts) A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain
- (by extension) A strong and powerful grasp on something
Etymology
Compound from English choke + English hold (game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem).
Origin
English
hold
Gloss
game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ahold English
- anchorhold English
- behold English
- breathhold English
- chockling English
- choke English
- choke-children English
- choke-dog English
- choke-priest English
- chokeberry English
- chokebore English
- chokecherry English
- chokecoil English
- chokedamp English
- chokepoint English
- choker English
- chokeslam English
- chokest English
- chokestrap English
- choketh English
- chokey English
- choky English
- commonhold English
- copyhold English
- dechoke English
- fiefhold English
- fingerhold English
- foothold English
- forehold English
- forhold English
- handhold English
- hold English
- holdable English
- holdase English
- holdback English
- holder English
- holdest English
- holdeth English
- holdfast English
- holdless English
- holdoff English
- holdout English
- household English
- inhold English
- landhold English
- leasehold English
- leghold English
- lifehold English
- mini-hold English
- mishold English
- multichoke English
- offhold English
- onhold English
- outhold English
- overhold English
- pinhold English
- resthold English
- roothold English
- shorthold English
- stokehold English
- stranglehold English
- stronghold English
- throttlehold English
- toehold English
- unchoke English
- underhold English
- unhold English
- uphold English
- windhold English
- withhold English
- choken Middle English
- holden Middle English
- โช้ค Thai
- ឆូក Central Khmer
- holim Tok Pisin
- hold
- choke
- choky
- ahold
- inhold
- chokey
- choker
- holder
- behold
- uphold
- unhold
- onhold
- dechoke
- outhold
- offhold
- holdout
- unchoke
- pinhold
- forhold
- holdeth
- holdase
- mishold
- toehold
- holdoff
- leghold
- chokest
- holdest
- choketh
- roothold
- foothold
- holdfast
- handhold
- windhold
- holdable
- holdless
- resthold
- landhold
- withhold
- lifehold
- copyhold
- overhold
- fiefhold
- holdback
- forehold
- underhold
- mini-hold
- chokebore
- leasehold
- chokeslam
- shorthold
- chokedamp
- stokehold
- chockling
- household
- choke-dog
- chokecoil
- anchorhold
- chokeberry
- fingerhold
- chokepoint
- breathhold
- multichoke
- commonhold
- chokestrap
- stronghold
- chokecherry
- stranglehold
- choke-priest
- throttlehold
- choke-children