FULL NELSON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does full nelson mean? 

• FULL NELSON (noun)
  The noun FULL NELSON has 1 sense:

1. a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling)

  Familiarity information: FULL NELSON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FULL NELSON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("full nelson" is a kind of...):

nelson (any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck)

Domain category:

grappling; rassling; wrestling (the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down)