stranglehold

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: задушаване
 * Dutch: verwurging
 * Faroese: kvørkratak
 * German: Würgegriff
 * Italian: ,
 * Polish: kontrola nad sytuacją
 * Russian: мёртвая хватка
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, ,

Verb

 * 1) to hold a tight grip or control

Synonyms

 * ,, ; See also Thesaurus:grasp