Definition of "armlock" []

• A wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is held so that it cannot be moved. (noun)

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• "Then he put Humfrey in a kind of armlock and marched him forward."
• "The bald one puts an armlock on me and applies pressure at the elbow."
• "But as he stepped backward into the parking lot, holding the teller in an armlock and aiming the gun at her head, the dye pack exploded."