choke hold
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of chokehold.
Example Sentences
- "I'm gonna walk up behind that fucker without making a sound and put the choke hold on him."
- "Within five to ten seconds, one officer began to apply a choke hold by pressing his forearm into [Adolph] Lyons' throat. As Lyons was struggling for air, the officer handcuffed him and continued to apply the choke hold until Lyons blacked out. He was almost choked to death. […] Between 1975 and 1982, sixteen people died from the LAPD [Los Angeles Police Department]'s use of choke holds."
- "In competition, judo matches typically have a standing phase (opponents attempt to throw each other) and a ground phase (once an opponent is on the ground, then both opponents can use a hold down, literally holding an opponent down for 15 to 25 seconds, or using a choke hold or similar controlling technique to force an opponent to submit)."