Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 a restraining hold; 
 someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; 
- Example: "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"[syn: chokehold, choke hold]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
choke hold
    n 1: a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck
         of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he
         grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and
         jewelry, and then fled" [syn: chokehold, choke hold]