- 扼す
- やくす【扼す】〔支配する〕 command; dominate; 〔妨げる〕 prevent; obstruct; 〔にぎる〕 hold; grip.
●咽喉を扼す have a hold [grip] on sb; grip the throat of 《the enemy》
・腕を扼す hold sb's arm(s); hold sb by the arm(s)
・海峡を扼す control [command, dominate] the straits
・進路を扼す obstruct sb's passage.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.