stranglehold
English
noun
Definitions
- A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.
Etymology
Compound from English strangle + English hold (game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem).
Origin
English
hold
Gloss
game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ahold English
- anchorhold English
- behold English
- breathhold English
- chokehold English
- commonhold English
- copyhold English
- fiefhold English
- fingerhold English
- foothold English
- forehold English
- forhold English
- handhold English
- hold English
- holdable English
- holdase English
- holdback English
- holder English
- holdest English
- holdeth English
- holdfast English
- holdless English
- holdoff English
- holdout English
- household English
- inhold English
- landhold English
- leasehold English
- leghold English
- lifehold English
- mini-hold English
- mishold English
- offhold English
- onhold English
- outhold English
- overhold English
- pinhold English
- resthold English
- roothold English
- shorthold English
- stokehold English
- strangle English
- strangleable English
- strangler English
- stranglest English
- strangleth English
- strangleweed English
- stronghold English
- throttlehold English
- toehold English
- underhold English
- unhold English
- unstrangle English
- uphold English
- windhold English
- withhold English
- holden Middle English
- estrangler Old French
- holim Tok Pisin
- hold
- ahold
- inhold
- holder
- behold
- uphold
- unhold
- onhold
- outhold
- offhold
- holdout
- pinhold
- forhold
- holdase
- holdeth
- mishold
- toehold
- holdoff
- leghold
- holdest
- strangle
- roothold
- foothold
- holdfast
- handhold
- windhold
- holdable
- holdless
- resthold
- landhold
- withhold
- lifehold
- copyhold
- fiefhold
- overhold
- holdback
- forehold
- underhold
- strangler
- mini-hold
- chokehold
- leasehold
- shorthold
- stokehold
- household
- anchorhold
- fingerhold
- unstrangle
- strangleth
- breathhold
- commonhold
- stranglest
- stronghold
- strangleable
- strangleweed
- throttlehold