Armlock definition
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.
noun
(wrestling) A hold in which one contestant's arm is locked by an arm and a hand of the other.
noun
(figuratively, by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
armlock
Plural:
armlocks