hammerlock

noun

Etymology

From hammer + lock.

  1. inherited from *lūkaną
  2. inherited from *lūkan
  3. inherited from lūcan
  4. inherited from locken
  5. derived from *lewg-
  6. inherited from *luką
  7. inherited from *lok
  8. inherited from loc
  9. inherited from lok
  10. compounded as hammerlock — “hammer + lock

Definitions

  1. A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind their back.

    • All I remember after that is me throwing shit around and him grabbing both arms behind me in a hammerlock.

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