Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is held so that it cannot be moved.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. a wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile
- n. any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts
- n. Power to control or heavily influence something or somebody.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then he put Humfrey in a kind of armlock and marched him forward.
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The bald one puts an armlock on me and applies pressure at the elbow.
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But as he stepped backward into the parking lot, holding the teller in an armlock and aiming the gun at her head, the dye pack exploded.
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While I was trying to secure a handcuffing armlock, a half a brick came out of the crowd and pegged me in the side of the head.
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You don't collect a donor by putting an armlock on him; you use a needle gun.
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It happened again less than a minute later near the top of the key, and this time after breaking free of the armlock, Artest tried to get in Harpring's face.
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You can only put reality in an armlock, if you greet it with open arms.
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The Californian won her first two by armlock, then pinned her third opponent for 25 seconds to get the win.
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Another artful judgement call is determining whether the drunk can be reasoned with or needs to be put in an armlock and shoved outside.
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She says probably 75% of her matches ended in the submission armlock, called an armbar.
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