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leglock

Syllables: leg·lockUK/ˈlɛɡˌlɒk/

leglock noun: a joint lock directed at the ankle, knee, or hip joint.

Noun

leglock (plural leglocks)

  1. A joint lock directed at the ankle, knee, or hip joint.

Verb

leglock (third-person singular simple present leglocks, present participle leglocking, simple past and past participle leglocked)

  1. To wrap one's legs around someone, locking them between one's legs and body.

leglock meaning in Bengali

leglock in Bengali

গোড়ালি

Forms of leglock

Noun
pluralleglocks
alternative formleg lock
Verb
third-person singular presentleglocks
present participleleglocking
past participleleglocked
pastleglocked

Origin of leglock

From leg + lock.

Questions about leglock

What does leglock mean?
Leglock means a joint lock directed at the ankle, knee, or hip joint.
What is leglock in Bengali?
Leglock in Bengali is গোড়ালি. See Leglock meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is leglock?
Leglock can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce leglock?
Leglock is pronounced /ˈlɛɡˌlɒk/ (UK).
What is the plural of leglock?
The plural of leglock is leglocks.

Words near leglock in the dictionary

  1. leglessly
  2. leglessness
  3. leglet
  4. leglets
  5. leglike
  6. leglock
  7. leglocks
  8. legman
  9. legmen
  10. Legnica
  11. lego

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Adapted from Wiktionary: leglock (page history and authors); leglock (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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