strypgrepp

Swedish

Etymology

strypa (“strangle”) +‎ grepp (“grip, hold”)

Noun

strypgrepp n

1. a grip around someone's neck with the hands (as when strangling), a literal stranglehold

   att ta strypgrepp

   to put one's hands around someone's neck

2. a figurative stranglehold (stifling control)
3. (professional wrestling) a chokehold

Usage notes

SAOB (and the author's intuition) says hands (outside professional wrestling), but likely to be a bit inconsistent. Compare strupgrepp (“chokehold”).

Declension

Declension of strypgrepp
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	strypgrepp	strypgreppet	strypgrepp	strypgreppen
Genitive	strypgrepps	strypgreppets	strypgrepps	strypgreppens

Synonyms

• stryptag

References

• strypa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• strypgrepp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)