HALF NELSON

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 I. (noun) 

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

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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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