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chinlock

chinlock noun: a position in which one wrestler grabs the other's chin, particularly with the attacker's knees on the opponent's upper back.

Noun

chinlock (plural chinlocks)

  1. A position in which one wrestler grabs the other's chin, particularly with the attacker's knees on the opponent's upper back.

Forms of chinlock

pluralchinlocks

Origin of chinlock

From chin + lock.

Questions about chinlock

What does chinlock mean?
Chinlock means a position in which one wrestler grabs the other's chin, particularly with the attacker's knees on the opponent's upper back.
What part of speech is chinlock?
Chinlock is a noun.
What is the plural of chinlock?
The plural of chinlock is chinlocks.

Words near chinlock in the dictionary

  1. chinless wonders
  2. chinlessness
  3. Chinley
  4. Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside
  5. chinlike
  6. chinlock
  7. chinlocks
  8. chinlon
  9. chinlone
  10. Chinmay
  11. Chinmen

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