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HALF NELSON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does half nelson mean?
• HALF NELSON (noun)
The noun HALF NELSON has 1 sense:
1. a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck
Familiarity information: HALF NELSON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("half 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)
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