wrestling hold

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wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling rassling, wrestling, grappling - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down clutch, clutches, grip, hold, clasp, clench, grasp - the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" bear hug - a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent 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 Japanese stranglehold - a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe lock - any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors grip, scissors hold, scissors - a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze stranglehold - a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe toehold - a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints