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hammerlock
or ham·mer lock
[ ham-er-lok ]
noun
, Wrestling.
- a hold in which one arm of an opponent is twisted and forced upward behind his back.
hammerlock
/ ˈhæməˌlɒk /
noun
- a wrestling hold in which a wrestler twists his opponent's arm upwards behind his back
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hammerlock1
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Example Sentences
Pandit caught the fanatic's wiry arm and brought it behind his scrawny back in a hammerlock.
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The business with Hammerlock Smith had taken more time than I had thought it would.
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The odd thing was that the psychopathic twist which got Hammerlock Smith into trouble had been able to get him out of it again.
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It was the hammerlock and he soon had the hunchback begging for mercy.
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Thus through no great skill of my own the fortunes of war had given me a hammerlock on him.
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