: a hold in which a wrestler encircles an opponent's head with one arm
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He had me in a headlock.
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On the Monday, March 24, episode of the hit game show, a contestant put the 50-year-old famed TV host in a headlock.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
However, as Page continued to hold the host in a headlock and lowered his body to the ground, Seacrest began to tap out.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
At one point, the arrest sheet said, Howard allegedly dropped the knife and put the woman in a headlock and began striking her with his right hand.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
The guitar parts that Peter and Trace came up with put your ear in a headlock from note one.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
However, as Page continued to hold the host in a headlock and lowered his body to the ground, Seacrest began to tap out.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
At one point, the arrest sheet said, Howard allegedly dropped the knife and put the woman in a headlock and began striking her with his right hand.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
The guitar parts that Peter and Trace came up with put your ear in a headlock from note one.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes, 13 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2025.
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