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

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As Tarzan had overcome the huge Terkoz that time years before when he had been about to set out upon his quest for human beings of his own kind and colour, so now he overcame this other great ape with the same wrestling hold upon which he had stumbled by accident during that other combat.

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These fashion beauties might look like they're performing a wrestling hold but they were ordered to wear each other as backpacks - putting faces where the sun doesn't shine.

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She began chasing after the man and tackled him to the ground, where she held him in a wrestling hold until authorities arrived.

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If you're on your his church, someone has you in a "lion tamer" wrestling hold.

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Enrique leaped from the car, pursued the man over a brick wall and locked him in a wrestling hold he remembered from high school.

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Stamping press: The Rock's latest wrestling hold, similar in effect to the Spinal Square Knot Squeeze, but with the added embellishment of mashing your opponent's pancreas with your foot.

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Despite excruciating pain, Scholl not only refused to let go of the masked miscreant, but eventually subdued her by placing her in a disabling wrestling hold.

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He had O'Neal in a wrestling hold as the Lakers center posted up, but O'Neal threw an elbow that snapped Sabonis' head back and that's when the whistle blew.

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Culling tunes from the two (sort of three) piece's debut LP Shatner's Bassoon (See next week's Sounds for full review) the band's repertoire meandered from songs about childhood hero Johnny Morris to Brian's favourite wrestling hold The Boston Crab.