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head·lock
/
ˈhɛdˌlɒk
/
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[
hed
-lok
]
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noun
Wrestling.
a hold in
which
a wrestler
locks
an arm around the opponent's
head
.
Origin:
1900–05;
head
+
lock
1
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headlock
(ˈhɛdˌlɒk)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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