noun
- complete control or domination over something, especially in a way that restricts or suppresses it
Usage: often used metaphorically
Examples
- The large corporation had a throttlehold on the local market.
- Government regulations maintained a throttlehold on innovation.
- The dictator’s throttlehold on the media prevented free speech.
- Rising costs created a throttlehold on small businesses.
- The monopoly’s throttlehold stifled competition.
- Breaking free from the throttlehold of debt took years.