quarter nelson

noun

Wrestling.

1. a hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position beside an opponent, puts one hand on the opponent's head, passes the free arm under the far arm of the opponent, and locks the free arm to the other arm by clasping the wrist.

Example Sentences

At Poolesville’s practice, Dorsey needed his neck, as he thrust his head inside the crook of a student’s arm and explained the business end of a quarter nelson.

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"It looks like the consumer held up pretty well for wireless in the fourth quarter," Nelson said, referring to MetroPCS, Leap and their bigger rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T. The PCS numbers came a day after Leap, another low-cost peer, issued subscriber estimates for the quarter.

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“You need to focus on the ball more when the first ball you see is in the fourth quarter,” Nelson said.

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On Sunday, in the first quarter, Nelson gave them more reasons to celebrate.

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