Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

armlock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: arm-lock
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile.

noun

Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts.

noun

A fighting hold in which the arm is used to immobilise an opponent.

noun

Power to control or heavily influence something or someone.

verb

To hold in an armlock.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"It would keep the bone-cage of his body safe: no enemy's clasp would crush him in it, no vicious armlock choke his life out."
"Mr Chávez remains a formidable opponent. […] He has an armlock on the country’s institutions."

Etymology

From arm + lock.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

armlocks (plural) armlocks (present, singular) armlocking (participle, present) armlocked (participle, past) armlocked (past)

Questions

What does armlock mean?: A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile.
Where does armlock come from?: From arm + lock.

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