head·lock

[hed-lok]
noun Wrestling.
a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.

Origin:
1900–05; head + lock1

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headlock (ˈhɛdˌlɒk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a wrestling hold in which a wrestler locks his opponent's head between the crook of his elbow and the side of his body

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Headlock is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
He grabs her again and places her in a headlock, producing a razor blade he had hidden in his mouth.
He struggled with a security guard and held him in a headlock with the gun aimed at the guard's head.
Defendant came from behind, put his arm around her neck and placed her in a headlock.
He even put someone in a headlock and rubbed his bald head.
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