Headlock
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.
"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"
- 2 a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body wordnet
Verb
- 1 To restrain in a headlock. transitive
Example
More examples"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"
Etymology
From head + lock.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.