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joint lock

joint lock noun: any lock designed to hyperextend one of the joints of the body, leading to pain and/or injury.

Noun

joint lock (plural joint locks)

  1. (combat sports) Any lock designed to hyperextend one of the joints of the body, leading to pain and/or injury.

Forms of joint lock

pluraljoint locks

Questions about joint lock

What does joint lock mean?
Joint lock means any lock designed to hyperextend one of the joints of the body, leading to pain and/or injury.
What part of speech is joint lock?
Joint lock is a noun.
What is the plural of joint lock?
The plural of joint lock is joint locks.

Words near joint lock in the dictionary

  1. joint investigation teams
  2. joint life
  3. joint line
  4. joint lines
  5. joint lives
  6. joint lock
  7. joint locks
  8. joint mice
  9. joint mouse
  10. joint oil
  11. joint operations

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