2. Noun. any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts ¹
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Definition of Armlock
1. a hold in wrestling [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Armlock
Literary usage of Armlock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Children in Northern Ireland: Abused by Security Forces and Paramilitaries by Lois Whitman, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.) (1992)
"One detective held me around the neck in an armlock; I thought I was going to
pass out. I kept asking to see a doctor, but they wouldn't let me. ..."
2. Proposal: Giving Marriage Back to the People by Helen M. Wilkinson (1997)
"McCrone A, ‘How tax system keeps wedlock in an armlock', Financial Times,29 March
1996. 76. It is important to recognise that there are currently ..."
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