headlock

A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, from which the opponent cannot easily escape.

Noun

  1. A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, from which the opponent cannot easily escape.
    • Your love is like a studded leather headlock Your kiss, it could put creases in the rain You're rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock And those other girls are just post-mix lemonade - 2011, Alex Turner, “Suck It...

Origin

From head + lock.

Forms

headlocks

Verb

  1. To restrain in a headlock.

Forms

headlocks headlocking headlocked