headlock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From head + lock.
Meanings
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A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, from which the opponent cannot easily escape.
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
2011, Alex Turner, “Suck It And See”, in Suck It And See, performed by Arctic Monkeys:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| headlocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
fr cravate (wrestling move) · de Unterarmwürgegriff (wrestling move) · pl trzymanie za szyję (wrestling move) · de Schwitzkasten (wrestling move) · ga glas cinn (wrestling move)