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hammerlock
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ham·mer·lock  (hmr-lk)
n.
1. A wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is pulled behind the back and twisted upward.
2. Overwhelming dominance that is difficult if not impossible to overcome: "has preserved its hammerlock on the business largely because of its reputation for quality" (Fortune).
hammerlock [ˈhæməˌlɒk]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) a wrestling hold in which a wrestler twists his opponent's arm upwards behind his back
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Noun1.hammerlock - a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back
lock - any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured


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