THROTTLEHOLD

Meaning of THROTTLEHOLD in English

noun Date: 1935 a vicious, strangling, or stultifying control

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THROTTLEHOLD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: throttle (I) + hold : a vicious, strangling, or stultifying control a throttlehold on the daily press
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THROTTLEHOLD — /throt"l hohld'/ , n. a stifling suppression: The new regime kept a throttlehold on academic freedom. [ 1930-35; THROTTLE + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THROTTLEHOLD — noun Date: 1935 : a vicious, strangling, or stultifying control
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THROTTLEHOLD — [throt.tle.hold] n (1935): a vicious, strangling, or stultifying control
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THROTTLEHOLD — Pronunciation: ' thrä-t ə l- ˌ h ō ld Function: noun Date: 1935 : a vicious, strangling, or stultifying control
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary