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Definition of "headlock" []

  • A wrestling hold in which the head of one wrestler is encircled and locked by the arm and body of the other. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "headlock" in a sentence
  • "“That move you used is called a headlock,” he said."
  • "The victim then was accosted from behind by 31 year old Michael W. Coleman Jr who reached around the neck of the victim in a "headlock" type maneuver then held a knife to the victim's throat."
  • "Harris previously told the grand jury investigating the killing that he saw Clark get put in a "headlock" outside the club."