hammerlock

or ham·mer lock

[ ham-er-lok ]

/ ˈhæm ərˌlɒk /

noun Wrestling.

a hold in which one arm of an opponent is twisted and forced upward behind his back.

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Origin of hammerlock

First recorded in 1895–1900; hammer + lock¹

Words nearby hammerlock

hammercloth, hammered, hammerfest, hammerhead, hammerless, hammerlock, hammersmith, hammersmith and fulham, hammerstein, hammerstein ii, hammerstein, oscar, ii

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Example sentences from the Web for hammerlock

It was the hammerlock and he soon had the hunchback begging for mercy.
Mason of Bar X Ranch|Henry Bennett
When Fred had him tight, he caught one of Jock's straying arms, bent it slowly behind his back, and contrived a hammerlock.
Steel|Charles Rumford Walker
Pandit caught the fanatic's wiry arm and brought it behind his scrawny back in a hammerlock.
Think Yourself to Death|C.H. Thames
The business with Hammerlock Smith had taken more time than I had thought it would.
Nor Iron Bars a Cage....|Gordon Randall Garrett

I turned around and I was holding Oswald trying to get his arm up behind him in a hammerlock, and I heard it click.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for hammerlock

hammerlock

/ (ˈhæməˌlɒk) /

noun

a wrestling hold in which a wrestler twists his opponent's arm upwards behind his back

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