armlock
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]armlock (plural armlocks)
- A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile.
- Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts.
- (figuratively, by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone.
- 2012, The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue, Venezuela’s presidential election: The autocrat and the ballot box
- Mr Chávez remains a formidable opponent. […] He has an armlock on the country’s institutions.
- 2012, The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue, Venezuela’s presidential election: The autocrat and the ballot box
Translations
[edit]wrestling move rendering opponent's arm immobile
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Verb
[edit]armlock (third-person singular simple present armlocks, present participle armlocking, simple past and past participle armlocked)
- (transitive) To hold in an armlock.