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complete power over a person or situation

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Definitions

  1. n. complete power over a person or situation
  2. n. a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
  3. n:100 n. a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind