a wrestling hold in which a wrestler places an arm under one of an opponent's arms from behindand exerts pressure with the palm on the back of the opponent's neck
Compare full nelson
half nelson in American English
a wrestling hold in which an arm is placed under the opponent's arm from behind withone's hand pressed against the back of the opponent's neck
see also full nelson
Examples of 'half-nelson' in a sentence
half-nelson
When she could see things clearly again, Marc's opponent had incapacitated him with a paralysing half-nelson.