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octopus hold en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈhoʊ̯ld/ (Canada, standard)
/ˌɔk.tə.pəs ˈhold/ (Scotland)
/ˌɑk.tə.pəs ˈhoʊ̯ld/ (Canada, dialectal)
/ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈhəʊ̯ld/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˌɔk.tə.pəs ˈhəʉ̯ld/ (Australia)
/ˌɔk.tə.pəs ˈhɐʉ̯ld/ (Australia)
/ˌɔk.tʌ.pʌs ˈhold/ (Scotland)
/ˌɑk.tə.pəs ˈhoʊ̯ld/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
/ˌɔk.ʈo.pus ˈhoːlɖ/ (India)
ŏk′tə-pəs hōld′
/ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈhɐʉ̯ld/ (New-Zealand)
/ˌɔk.tə.pəs ˈhoʊ̯ld/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A hold in which the wrestler stands behind the opponent and hooks a leg over the opponent's opposite leg.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
octopus holds	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

octopus stretch

Translations (1)

ja 卍固め (professional wrestling hold)

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