headlock

[ hed-lok ]

nounWrestling.
  1. a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.

Origin of headlock

1
First recorded in 1900–05; head + lock1

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British Dictionary definitions for headlock

headlock

/ (ˈhɛdˌlɒk) /


noun
  1. a wrestling hold in which a wrestler locks his opponent's head between the crook of his elbow and the side of his body

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