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headlock
/ ˈhɛdˌlɒk /
noun
- a wrestling hold in which a wrestler locks his opponent's head between the crook of his elbow and the side of his body
Example Sentences
He grabbed the child, put her in a headlock and then attacked her with a steak knife.
An undercover reporter spent almost seven weeks at Life Wirral in Wallasey and witnessed staff using offensive language to mock pupils for their neurodiversity or learning disabilities, as well as manhandling them into dangerous headlocks.
The call caused him trouble in the department and put a target on his back, he said in his lawsuit, noting that a commanding officer put him in a headlock last fall.
They had a pool in their backyard, and they played water basketball games that occasionally resulted in Ella being put in a headlock by one of the brothers to keep her from scoring.
“Let her go! Let her go!” the male officer yelled as he ran toward his partner, who was being held in a headlock.
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