STRANGLEHOLD


Meaning of STRANGLEHOLD in English

To have a ~ on something means to have control over it and prevent it from being free or from developing.

These companies are determined to keep a ~ on the banana industry...

N-SING

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .