headlock

noun, verb — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From head + lock.

A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, from which the opponent cannot easily escape.

Your love is like a studded leather headlock Your kiss, it could put creases in the rain You're rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock And those other girls are just post-mix lemonade2011, Alex Turner, “Suck It And See”, in Suck It And See, performed by Arctic Monkeys:

verb

Etymology From head + lock.

To restrain in a headlock.

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