What does armlock mean?
Armlock means A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile..
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.
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Armlock means A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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