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JAPANESE STRANGLEHOLD

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Japanese stranglehold mean?

• JAPANESE STRANGLEHOLD (noun)
The noun JAPANESE STRANGLEHOLD has 1 sense:

1. a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe

Familiarity information: JAPANESE STRANGLEHOLD used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• JAPANESE STRANGLEHOLD (noun)

Sense 1

Japanese stranglehold ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("Japanese stranglehold" is a kind of...):

wrestling hold (a hold used in the sport of wrestling)

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