strypgrepp

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

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

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

• stryptag

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