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English
Etymology
From leg + lock.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɛɡˌlɒk/
- Hyphenation: leg‧lock
Noun
leglock (plural leglocks)
- A joint lock directed at the ankle, knee, or hip joint.
Verb
leglock (third-person singular simple present leglocks, present participle leglocking, simple past and past participle leglocked)
- Wraps one's legs around another, locking them between one's legs and body. This term is mainly used in a sexual sense.
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