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Definition of Headlock
1. Noun. A wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body.
Definition of Headlock
1. Noun. A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Headlock
1. a wrestling hold [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Headlock
Literary usage of Headlock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Defense Without Damage: A Photo-Illustrated Guide to Low Liability Arrest by Robert Rail (1995)
"headlock Release Figure 6.1 - You are secured in a headlock! ... Figure 6.4 - To
escape from the headlock, simultaneously exert upward pressure under the ..."
2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1898)
"William Gould and Hannah headlock. 25 Jan. Ephriam Weed and Judith Goodwin. 3 Feb.
Jonathan Clough and Abigail Buzzell. 23 Jun. Joseph Jewell and Mary Noyes ..."
3. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"Instead, he leapt on Davey's back, arm around his neck, hand gripping his choking
fist, pulling the headlock tighter and tighter. ..."
4. The Century Handbook of Writing by Garland Greever, Easley Stephen Jones (1922)
"The headlock is the most brutal of any other hold in wrestling. 4. The ground is
harrowed after it is plowed. This helping to retain the moisture. 5. ..."
5. French Perceptions of the Early American Republic, 1783-1793 by Peter P. Hill (1988)
"No mere act of legislation, no decree, no feasible means of enforcement could
break the headlock the ""Loi relative aux Denrees," Lois et Actes 6: 424. ..."
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