strupgrepp

Swedish

Etymology

strupe (“throat”) +‎ grepp (“grip, hold”)

Noun

strupgrepp n

1. (martial arts, wrestling) a chokehold (with arms, hands, etc., both in and outside of martial arts, often an illegal hold in wrestling)

   ta struptag

   put in a chokehold

2. (figuratively) a chokehold (great power over)

Declension

Declension of strupgrepp
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	strupgrepp	strupgreppet	strupgrepp	strupgreppen
Genitive	strupgrepps	strupgreppets	strupgrepps	strupgreppens

Synonyms

• struptag

See also

• strypgrepp (“stranglehold”)

References

• strupgrepp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• strupgrepp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)