lock
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7.4
- noun
- /lɑk/
- Jargon
- Sheamus is locking in a chin lock and abdominal stretch, but Punk fights out and gets to the ropes.
- leg lock
- scissor lock
- arm lock
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Watch on YouTubeThen he would have to start sparring situations in leg locks and have to work his way out.
- Then he would have to start sparring situations in leg locks and have to work his way out.
- So with Aikido, you learn how to use sort of grappling, wrist locks, arm locks and all that.
- But one day it was it was face to face with me in a lock.
- And then he pushed me and I I hold his arm and I tried to do him arm lock, you know, like arm lock.
- You want to see, you know, Shepherd punch lock, right?
Examples
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I got him in a foot lock.
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Back and Rhodes has an arm lock in on Sin Cara.
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Just be careful with his foot locks, okay?
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I can get you into a figure four leg-lock.
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And then John's like, well, if you learned leg locks, you might, might have some more success.
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Then he would have to start sparring situations in leg locks and have to work his way out.
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Don't suppose you could put me into a figure-four leg lock.
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- He's got a kimura lock!
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We are back, and Slater has a reverse chin lock on Ryder.
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In wrestling, he showed off his skills with a perfect arm lock that left his opponent unable to move.
Synonyms
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5.6
A wrestling hold where a person locks another person's head under their arm
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7.4
A tight grip around a person's neck that makes it hard to breathe or move
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8.1
A wrestling hold that locks both hands behind the opponent's neck and is banned in amateur wrestling
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9.3
A fight hold that locks an opponent's arm by twisting it behind their back
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7.9
A wrestling hold where the legs wrap around another person and squeeze
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6.9
A hold that twists someone's wrist to control them
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4.7
A grip or move used to control an opponent in a match
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8.1
A wrestling hold that twists an opponent's arm behind their back to cause pain
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8.3
A wrestling move that grabs a toe and twists the leg to cause pain
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7.8
A position where someone wraps their legs around an opponent's body or head and presses their feet together to squeeze
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7.9
A tight arm grip around the neck that stops someone breathing
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8.3
A leg hold that wraps around an opponent and squeezes by locking the feet together
A firm hold on someone's arm to stop them from moving or control them
A wrestler wraps their legs around someone's body or head and squeezes them with the feet
A hold that wraps the legs around an opponent's body or head and squeezes with the feet
A wrestling hold where a person's arms cross in front of their neck to press the throat
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.6
A chamber that lets people move between places with different air pressure while preventing air mixing
- Specialized
2
7.4
A stop in the fuel moving to a car engine because heat makes gas bubbles
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2.3
A small device attached to a window that keeps it closed and stops people opening it
- Specialized
1
4.9
A gate that opens and closes to let boats pass and control water in a canal
- US
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9.9
A long piece of hair left on top of a shaved head, worn in some Indigenous North American cultures
- Specialized
1
5.1
A part in a car that stops the engine from starting without the right key
- Specialized
1
5.8
A part of a canal with gates that raises or lowers boats by changing the water level
- Specialized
1
6.7
A device that keeps a door or safe closed until someone lifts the levers to the right heights
- Formal
A right for a friendly investor to buy key assets before others to stop a takeover
How Restrictive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lock in wrestling is named from the idea of 'locking' someone in place, the same idea behind a door lock. So a wrestling 'lock' is a hold that fixes a limb or the head so the other person cannot move.