Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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chokehold | Yes | No | No | No |
clutch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
chokehold (noun) | clutch (noun) |
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a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind | the act of grasping |
complete power over a person or situation | a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism |
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism | |
a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand | |
a collection of things or persons to be handled together | |
a number of birds hatched at the same time | |
a tense critical situation |
chokehold (verb) | clutch (verb) |
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affect | |
take into your hands deliberately | |
hold firmly, usually with one's hands |