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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(wrestling, martial arts) 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.
Overhook one of his arms just above the elbow (here the right arm overhooks the opponent's left arm).
Use overhook when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overhook means (wrestling, martial arts) A clinch hold performed by putting an arm over the opponent's arm, and encircling the opponent's arm or upper body..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks.
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