armbar

noun

Etymology

From arm + bar.

  1. derived from *barra
  2. derived from barre
  3. inherited from barre
  4. compounded as armbar — “arm + bar

Definitions

  1. A joint lock where the elbow is hyperextended in order to cause pain or injury.

  2. To apply this kind of joint lock.

The neighborhood

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