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armbar

armbar noun: a joint lock where the elbow is hyperextended in order to cause pain or injury.

Noun

armbar (plural armbars)

  1. (combat sports) A joint lock where the elbow is hyperextended in order to cause pain or injury.

Verb

armbar (third-person singular simple present armbars, present participle armbarring, simple past and past participle armbarred)

  1. To apply this kind of joint lock.

Forms of armbar

Noun
pluralarmbars
Verb
third-person singular presentarmbars
present participlearmbarring
past participlearmbarred
pastarmbarred

Origin of armbar

From arm + bar.

Questions about armbar

What does armbar mean?
Armbar means a joint lock where the elbow is hyperextended in order to cause pain or injury.
What part of speech is armbar?
Armbar can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of armbar?
The plural of armbar is armbars.

Words near armbar in the dictionary

  1. Armavir
  2. Armazic
  3. armband
  4. armbanded
  5. armbands
  6. armbar
  7. armbarred
  8. armbarring
  9. armbars
  10. armbinder
  11. armbinders

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