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overhook en · NOUN

Etymology

From over- + hook.

Meanings

1. A clinch hold performed by putting an arm over the opponent's arm, and encircling the opponent's arm or upper body.
   • He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks. 2005, Eddie Bravo, Jiu-jitsu Unleashed, page 12:

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overhook en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + hook.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To use such a hold upon.
   • Overhook one of his arms just above the elbow (here the right arm overhooks the opponent's left arm). 2004, Mark Hatmaker, No Holds Barred Fighting: Savage Strikes, page 128:

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Relateds

underhook