: 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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Poor things have no idea that Gwan-hee is over in Paradise putting Min-ji in an affectionate headlock.
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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
Teacher arrested for allegedly putting 5-year-old boy in headlock
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Troy and his family have owned the home since 2008 and hoped to move it before the collapse.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
In her accounting, Avery took advantage of the situation by putting the combative singer in a headlock and punching him three times in the stomach.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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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
Teacher arrested for allegedly putting 5-year-old boy in headlock
MORE: Cemetery theft spree suspects arrested after bronze veteran burial markers stolen from headstones
Troy and his family have owned the home since 2008 and hoped to move it before the collapse.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
In her accounting, Avery took advantage of the situation by putting the combative singer in a headlock and punching him three times in the stomach.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Headlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlock. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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