Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

armbar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: arm-bar
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A joint lock where the elbow is hyperextended in order to cause pain or injury.

verb

To apply this kind of joint lock.

Etymology

From arm + bar.

Inflected Forms

armbars (plural) armbars (present, singular) armbarring (participle, present) armbarred (participle, past) armbarred (past)

Questions

What does armbar mean?: A joint lock where the elbow is hyperextended in order to cause pain or injury.
Where does armbar come from?: From arm + bar.

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