: a hold in which a wrestler encircles an opponent's head with one arm
Examples of headlock in a Sentence
He had me in a headlock.
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The state’s current Republican power players, led by Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, have Texas politics in a headlock.
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Chris Vognar, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Penny grabbed him from behind in a headlock, wrestled him to the ground and held him with the help of another passenger.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Poor things have no idea that Gwan-hee is over in Paradise putting Min-ji in an affectionate headlock.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2024
By the tail end of it, Hawks defenseman Kevin Korchinski put Blues forward Dalibor Dvorsky in a headlock and eventually took him down.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
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Chris Vognar, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Penny grabbed him from behind in a headlock, wrestled him to the ground and held him with the help of another passenger.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Poor things have no idea that Gwan-hee is over in Paradise putting Min-ji in an affectionate headlock.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2024
By the tail end of it, Hawks defenseman Kevin Korchinski put Blues forward Dalibor Dvorsky in a headlock and eventually took him down.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Headlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlock. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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