chokehold
Submission grip technique
A chokehold is a restraining grip around someone's neck, used to subdue or immobilize them.
In wrestling and martial arts, it's a legitimate technique.
When applied by police, chokeholds have caused deaths and sparked controversy: The officer placed him in a chokehold.
Figuratively, a chokehold is any tight, controlling grip: The corporation has a chokehold on the market.
Yielding to another's will
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- armlockRestraint immobilizing the limb
- kimuraRotational shoulder submission
- headlockRestraining grip around neck
clinch · grip · takedown · pin · mount · guard · jiu-jitsu · wrestling
Oppressive, unbreakable control
- gripSecure manual hold
- controlAuthority to direct
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- powerEnergy transfer rate
suppress · stifle · constrain · restrict · limit · squeeze · pressure · leverage
Oppressive, unbreakable control
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
impasse · logjam · obstruction · barrier · constraint · restriction · limitation · suppress
Death from oxygen loss
- suffocationFatal lack of air
- strangulationDeath by neck compression
- airwayPassage for breath
- compressionForcing into smaller space
unconsciousness · lethal · fatal · deadly · oxygen · breathing · neck · pressure
submission
Yielding to another's will
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- armlockRestraint immobilizing the limb
- kimuraRotational shoulder submission
headlock · clinch · grip · takedown · pin · mount · guard · jiu-jitsu · wrestling · judo
stranglehold
Oppressive, unbreakable control
power · suppress · stifle · constrain · restrict · limit · squeeze · pressure · leverage · overpower
stranglehold
Oppressive, unbreakable control
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
stalemate · impasse · logjam · obstruction · barrier · constraint · restriction · limitation · suppress · stifle
asphyxiation
Death from oxygen loss
- suffocationFatal lack of air
- strangulationDeath by neck compression
- airwayPassage for breath
compression · unconsciousness · lethal · fatal · deadly · oxygen · breathing · neck · pressure · carotid
immobilization
Preventing movement entirely
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- subdueBring under control
- restrainLimit freedom of movement
control · detain · apprehend · custody · arrest · handcuffs · police · officer · enforcement · force
- action filmschase scene, car chase, explosion, stunt, shootout
- combat sportsboxing, wrestling, MMA, judo, karate
- dominancedominance, dominant, supremacy, superiority, ascendancy
- power metaphorsiron fist, iron grip, reins, puppet master, pulling strings
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- grappling termswrestle, grip, grasp, clutch, seize
chokeholdrelease
To let go
letting go · freeing · unclenching · escape · breakaway
chokeholdliberation
Release from constraint
freedom · release · autonomy · emancipation · free market