HEADLOCK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("headlock" is a kind of...):

lock (any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured)

Credits