Armlock Definition

ärmlŏk
noun
A hold in wrestling and martial arts in which the opponent's arm is immobilized, often by flexing or extending the opponent's elbow or shoulder joint.
American Heritage
A hold in which one contestant's arm is locked by an arm and a hand of the other.
Webster's New World

A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile.

Wiktionary

Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts.

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(figuratively, by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone.
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armlock
Plural:
armlocks

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