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underhook

underhook noun: a clinch hold performed by putting an arm under the opponent's arm, and holding the opponent's midsection or upper body.

Noun

underhook (plural underhooks)

  1. A clinch hold performed by putting an arm under the opponent's arm, and holding the opponent's midsection or upper body.

Verb

underhook (third-person singular simple present underhooks, present participle underhooking, simple past and past participle underhooked)

  1. (transitive) To use such a hold upon.

Forms of underhook

Noun
pluralunderhooks
Verb
third-person singular presentunderhooks
present participleunderhooking
past participleunderhooked
pastunderhooked

Origin of underhook

From under- + hook.

Questions about underhook

What does underhook mean?
Underhook means a clinch hold performed by putting an arm under the opponent's arm, and holding the opponent's midsection or upper body.
What part of speech is underhook?
Underhook can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of underhook?
The plural of underhook is underhooks.

Words near underhook in the dictionary

  1. underholes
  2. underholing
  3. underhonest
  4. underhood
  5. underhoof
  6. underhook
  7. underhooked
  8. underhooking
  9. underhooks
  10. underhope
  11. underhopes

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