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sleeper hold

sleeper hold noun: a chokehold from behind that restricts blood flow to the brain and can cause the recipient to become unconscious.

sleeper hold: a chokehold from behind that restricts blood flow to the brain and can cause the recipient to...
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Noun

sleeper hold (plural sleeper holds)

  1. A chokehold from behind that restricts blood flow to the brain and can cause the recipient to become unconscious.

Forms of sleeper hold

pluralsleeper holds

Questions about sleeper hold

What does sleeper hold mean?
Sleeper hold means a chokehold from behind that restricts blood flow to the brain and can cause the recipient to become unconscious.
What part of speech is sleeper hold?
Sleeper hold is a noun.
What is the plural of sleeper hold?
The plural of sleeper hold is sleeper holds.

Words near sleeper hold in the dictionary

  1. sleeper cells
  2. sleeper effect
  3. sleeper effects
  4. sleeper hit
  5. sleeper hits
  6. sleeper hold
  7. sleeper holds
  8. sleeper pick
  9. sleeper shark
  10. sleeper sharks
  11. sleeper ship

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