body press

American  

noun

1. a hold in which a wrestler places full body weight on a supine opponent in trying to pin the opponent's shoulders to the mat.

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Example Sentences

On an oil deal, the U.S. exporters got 8,000,000 mouth organs; for an auto body press, 200,000 canaries; for a movie, one live hippopotamus.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Engineers' heroes were Pilgrim McRaven, an ex-G.I. who won the 121-lb. class, and Ed Erikson, who pinned his man in the 165-lb. finals with a half nelson and a body press.

From Time Magazine Archive

As I sit in the front office, waiting for the principal, I feel Inkling’s warm body press against my leg.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

The needs of the poor body press in upon one.

From Letters to His Friends by Robinson, Forbes

Now the memories receded; he lay motionless, listening to his breathing and his heartbeat, feeling his body press against the softness that held him.

From Perchance to Dream by Stockham, Richard