Headlock

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A wrestling hold in which the head of one wrestler is encircled and locked by the arm and body of the other.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lock   
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