choke hold

plural choke holds

1. alternativeAlternative form of chokehold.

   I'm gonna walk up behind that fucker without making a sound and put the choke hold on him.

   1990, Lew Dykes, Choke Hold

   2 more examples

   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.

   2001, Lisa A. Kloppenberg, “The Court Uses Standing to Discourage Redress for Racial Wrongs”, in Playing it Safe: How the Supreme Court Sidesteps Hard Cases and Stunts the Development of Law (Critical America), New York, N.Y.; London: New York University Press, →ISBN, page 67

   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).

   2012, Scott McNeely, “Combat Sports”, in Ultimate Book of Sports: The Essential Collection of Rules, Stats, and Trivia for over 250 Sports, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 118