"armlock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: armlocks [plural]
Etymology: arm + lock Etymology templates: {{compound|en|arm|lock}} arm + lock Head templates: {{en-noun}} armlock (plural armlocks)
  1. A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile. Categories (topical): Wrestling Translations (wrestling move rendering opponent's arm immobile): clé de bras [feminine] (French), clef de bras [feminine] (French), glas ascaille [masculine] (Irish), chave de braço [feminine] (Portuguese), рыча́г ло́ктя (ryčág lóktja) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-armlock-en-noun-KeyN4Nn2 Disambiguation of Wrestling: 72 10 9 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 42 13 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 32 28 5 Disambiguation of "wrestling move rendering opponent's arm immobile": 80 17 3
  2. Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts.
    Sense id: en-armlock-en-noun-iduaIFRu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 42 13 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 32 28 5
  3. (figuratively, by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-armlock-en-noun-RrE80Bs4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 42 13 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 32 28 5

Verb

Forms: armlocks [present, singular, third-person], armlocking [participle, present], armlocked [participle, past], armlocked [past]
Etymology: arm + lock Etymology templates: {{compound|en|arm|lock}} arm + lock Head templates: {{en-verb}} armlock (third-person singular simple present armlocks, present participle armlocking, simple past and past participle armlocked)
  1. (transitive) To hold in an armlock. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-armlock-en-verb-GCNhWm9t

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for armlock meaning in English (4.5kB)

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