headlock

head·lock

H0100500 (hĕd′lŏk′)n. A wrestling hold in which the head of one wrestler is encircled and locked by the arm and body of the other.

headlock

(ˈhɛdˌlɒk) n (Wrestling) a wrestling hold in which a wrestler locks his opponent's head between the crook of his elbow and the side of his body

head•lock

(ˈhɛdˌlɒk)

n. a wrestling hold in which one arm is locked around the opponent's head. [1900–05]

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headlock - a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your bodylock - any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

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