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English
Etymology
From head + lock.
Pronunciation
Noun
headlock (plural headlocks)
- A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.
2011, Alex Turner, “Suck It And See”, in Suck It And See, performed by Arctic Monkeys:Your love is like a studded leather headlock
Your kiss, it could put creases in the rain
You're rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock
And those other girls are just post-mix lemonade
Translations
Verb
headlock (third-person singular simple present headlocks, present participle headlocking, simple past and past participle headlocked)
- (transitive) To restrain in a headlock.