headlock

/ˈhedlɒk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhedlɑːk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhed-ˌläk/ (ame, mw)

headlock — noun

  • headlocksingular
  • headlocksplural

1. a fighting or wrestling grip in which one person wraps an arm tightly around ano

1.名詞C1
釋義

a fighting or wrestling grip in which one person wraps an arm tightly around another person's neck and head, so the other person cannot pull away or strike back.

例句

Mateo grabbed his little brother in a playful headlock and ruffled his hair.

collocation: grab someone in a headlock

The wrestler twisted out of the headlock and pinned his opponent to the mat.

collocation: twist/break out of a headlock

同義詞
  • chokehold

    applies pressure to the throat to restrict breathing; a headlock mainly traps the head and neck without choking

  • stranglehold

    specifically cuts off the airway; also widely used as a figurative term for total control

文法句型

put/get [someone] in a headlock

用法筆記

Almost always countable and used with the verbs put, grab, hold, get, or break out of. The grip name appears far more often than the action verb 'headlock' itself.

常見錯誤

❌He made a headlock on his brother.
✅He put his brother in a headlock.
💡the standard pattern is 'put/hold [someone] IN a headlock', not 'make a headlock'.