headlock

headlock
n.
wrestling hold

to put a headlock on smb.

* * *
['hedlɒk]
['wrestling hold'] to put a headlock on smb.

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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  • headlock — head|lock [ˈhedlɔk US la:k] n a way of holding someone around their neck so that they cannot move ▪ His opponent had him in a headlock …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • headlock — noun Date: 1905 a hold in which a wrestler encircles an opponent s head with one arm …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • headlock — /hed lok /, n. Wrestling. a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent s head. [1900 05; HEAD + LOCK1] * * * …   Universalium

  • headlock — noun A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponents head, which the opponent cant easily escape from …   Wiktionary

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