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English

armlock

noun

Meaning

  1. A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile
  2. Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts
  3. (by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data