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

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

From Literature

William buried his hands in her curls, at the base of her neck, and felt her long-desired body press against him.

From The New Yorker

He felt her body press warmly against him and almost dropped the cut-glass pitcher he was holding.

From Project Gutenberg

Cathcart, who disparages the self-regulatory body Press Complaints Commission for being ineffective, doesn't think that scorn from inside newsrooms will enough to deter the privacy invaders.

From Slate

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