🤼 A wrist hold 🤼 To twist wrist

to wristlock

7.0

To twist and hold someone's wrist to control them

verb
/ˈrɪstˌlɒk/

Jargon

: bloquear la muñeca

During the training session, officers learned how to wristlock a suspect safely.

Examples

She quickly wristlocked her opponent in the self-defense class.
The security guard had to wristlock the intruder to stop him from escaping.
He wristlocked the attacker swiftly.
I will wristlock you if you don't comply!
The security guard had to wristlock the intruder to stop him from escaping.
During the training session, officers learned how to wristlock a suspect safely.
She quickly wristlocked her opponent in the self-defense class.

How Forceful

to subdue

37 5.5

to restrain

86 4.6

to wristlock

Jargon

7.0

to hold

∞ 1.0

to grab

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

wristlock infinitive

wristlocked past

wristlocked past participle

wristlocking present participle

wristlocks third person singular

Etymology

The word wristlock comes from wrist 'the joint between your hand and arm' and lock 'to hold or fasten'. To wristlock someone is to 'lock' their wrist by twisting or holding it so they cannot move, like using a lock to hold something in place.