Nelson

Nel·son  (nlsn), Horatio. Viscount Nelson. 1758-1805.

British admiral who defeated the French fleet in the Battle of the Nile (1798), thus ending Napoleon's attempt to conquer Egypt, and crushed French and Spanish naval forces at Trafalgar (1805), where he was mortally wounded.

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nel·son  (nlsn)

n.

Any of several wrestling holds in which the user places an arm under the opponent's upper arm or armpit and presses the wrist or the palm of the hand against the back of the opponent's neck.

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[Perhaps from the name Nelson.]

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nelson

Noun

a wrestling hold in which a wrestler places his arm or arms under his opponent's arm or arms from behind and exerts pressure with his palms on the back of his opponent's neck [from a proper name]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Nelson - English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) Admiral Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Lord Nelson, Viscount Nelson
	2.	nelson - any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling full nelson - a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling) half nelson - a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck