: 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 guitar parts that Peter and Trace came up with put your ear in a headlock from note one.
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Jim Ryan, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Passenger Barry Clark, who had the suspect in a headlock, explained the situation from his vantage point to ABC Radio Melbourne.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The woman in that case accused Davis of punching her in the head and placing her in a headlock during an argument in 2015, and assaulting her again in 2016.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
The woman accused Davis of punching her in the head and placing her in a headlock during an argument in 2015, and assaulting her again in 2016.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jim Ryan, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Passenger Barry Clark, who had the suspect in a headlock, explained the situation from his vantage point to ABC Radio Melbourne.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The woman in that case accused Davis of punching her in the head and placing her in a headlock during an argument in 2015, and assaulting her again in 2016.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
The woman accused Davis of punching her in the head and placing her in a headlock during an argument in 2015, and assaulting her again in 2016.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for headlock
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“Headlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlock. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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