Chokehold or Stranglehold; is any hold applied to a persons neck that squeezes it in a way so that it's hard to breath. This is usually done by either placing ones hand around the front of the neck while having a person in a position where they can't escape or by wrapping an elbow around from behind the neck to the front of it, and squeezing. A note of caution if applied for to long this move can become deadly since you are almost strangling the person. This is best used to wear a person down or as a submission maneuver. In professional wrestling though this hold if not clinched in will allow a person to get to the ropes and break the hold.