strangleholds
Dominant, unbreakable control
Strangleholds are grips that choke or suppress.
In wrestling, a stranglehold is a hold around an opponent's neck that restricts breathing.
Figuratively, strangleholds are positions of dominant control that stifle competition or freedom: The company's stranglehold on the market, breaking the stranglehold of organized crime.
The metaphor emphasizes suffocating power.
One seller, no substitutes
- controlAuthority to direct
- gripSecure manual hold
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
dominance · tyranny · oppression · subjugation · cartel · oligopoly · chokehold · iron grip
Neck-constricting restraint
- headlockRestraining grip around neck
- grappleSeize and fight closely
- clinchSettle beyond doubt
- pinPointed metal fastener
takedown · armlock · rear naked choke · guillotine · squeeze · lock · grip · mat
Limiting condition or rule
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- limitationBound on extent
blockade · embargo · suppression · repression · containment · curtailment · prohibition · bottleneck
monopoly
One seller, no substitutes
supremacy · dominance · tyranny · oppression · subjugation · cartel · oligopoly · chokehold · iron grip · vice grip
chokehold
Neck-constricting restraint
pin · takedown · armlock · rear naked choke · guillotine · squeeze · lock · grip · mat · tap out
constraint
Limiting condition or rule
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
limitation · blockade · embargo · suppression · repression · containment · curtailment · prohibition · bottleneck · obstruction
strangleholdsreleases
Lets go or publishes
soft touches · letting go · loosening · open arms · caresses
strangleholdsfreedoms
Rights to act unhindered
liberations · releases · emancipations · autonomy · independence
strangleholdsopen competition
Unrestricted public contest
free markets · level playing fields · open access · fair competition · equal footing