transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstraŋ-gəl-ˌhōld ]
noun
Date: 1893
1. : an illegal wrestling hold by which one's opponent is choked
2. : a force or influence that chokes or suppresses freedom of movement or expression
STRANGLEHOLD
Meaning of STRANGLEHOLD in English
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003