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HAMMERLOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hammerlock mean?
• HAMMERLOCK (noun)
The noun HAMMERLOCK has 1 sense:
1. a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back
Familiarity information: HAMMERLOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hammerlock" is a kind of...):
lock (any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured)
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