headlock

English

Etymology

head +‎ lock

Pronunciation
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Noun

headlock (plural headlocks)

  1. A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.

Translations

Verb

headlock (third-person singular simple present headlocks, present participle headlocking, simple past and past participle headlocked)

  1. (transitive) To restrain in a headlock.
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