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body lock

body lock noun: a dominant grappling clinch in which the attacker wraps both arms tightly around the opponent's torso and locks hands together to control their movement, off-balance them, or score a takedown.

Noun

body lock (plural body locks)

  1. A dominant grappling clinch in which the attacker wraps both arms tightly around the opponent's torso and locks hands together to control their movement, off-balance them, or score a takedown.

Forms of body lock

pluralbody locks

Questions about body lock

What does body lock mean?
Body lock means a dominant grappling clinch in which the attacker wraps both arms tightly around the opponent's torso and locks hands together to control their movement, off-balance them, or score a takedown.
What part of speech is body lock?
Body lock is a noun.
What is the plural of body lock?
The plural of body lock is body locks.

Words near body lock in the dictionary

  1. body leasing
  2. body lice
  3. body line
  4. body linen
  5. body lines
  6. body lock
  7. body lotion
  8. body lotions
  9. body louse
  10. body man
  11. body mass

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