Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - stranglehold
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Stranglehold
stranglehold
~ n 1 C usually singular complete control over a situation, organization etc (have a stranglehold on) (firms have a stranglehold on the production of CDs. | break the stranglehold of sb (=stop someone having complete control)) 2 a strong hold around someone's neck that is meant to stop them from breathing
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1.
To have a stranglehold on something means to have control over it and prevent it from being free or from developing. These companies are determined to keep a stranglehold on the banana industry... N-SING ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
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 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. 1 a wrestling hold that throttles an opponent. 2 a deadly grip. 3 complete and exclusive control. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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5.
1. удушение; мертвая хватка to have a stranglehold on smb. —- брать кого-л. за горло tariffs put a stranglehold on trade —- тарифы душат торговлю 2. господство; засилье the male stranglehold —- засилье мужчин ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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