headlock

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headlock

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From head + lock.

noun headlocks

A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, from which the opponent cannot easily escape. Your love is like a studded leather headlock Your kiss, it could put creases in the rain You're rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock And those other girls are just post-mix lemonade

verb headlocks · headlocking · headlocked

transitive To restrain in a headlock.

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noun wrestling move

Français	cravate
Deutsch	Schwitzkasten, Unterarmwürgegriff

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@misc{headlock_2026,
  title = {headlock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/headlock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}