"armlock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: armlocks [plural]
Etymology: From 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. 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 Categories (other): Wrestling Disambiguation of Wrestling: 64 5 15 5 11 Disambiguation of "wrestling move rendering opponent's arm immobile": 68 13 17 2
  2. Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts.
    Sense id: en-armlock-en-noun-iduaIFRu
  3. A fighting hold in which the arm is used to immobilise an opponent.
    Sense id: en-armlock-en-noun-~9mFqJvO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 48 7 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 16 43 6 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 20 53 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 21 51 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 14 42 6 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 20 16 41 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 16 40 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 16 46 6 10
  4. (figuratively, by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-armlock-en-noun-RrE80Bs4

Verb

Forms: armlocks [present, singular, third-person], armlocking [participle, present], armlocked [participle, past], armlocked [past]
Etymology: From 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

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