ankle lock

noun

ankle lock

noun

UK /ˈaŋk(ə)l ˌlɒk/

1

The technique of twisting the ankle of someone already down, in order to keep them down, under the painful threat of an injury to their ankle that will mar them for life.

Hypernyms
lock

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