full nelson
noun
a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes each arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the arms at the fingers or wrists on the back of the opponent's neck.
Compare
nelson.
Origin of full nelson
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby full nelson
full house,
full linear group,
full marks,
full monty,
full moon,
full nelson,
full of beans,
full of crap,
full of hot air,
full of it,
full of oneself
Example sentences from the Web for full nelson
We arrived at the opening at the same moment and I got a "full-Nelson" on the greasy blackguard.
"Over There" with the Australians |R. Hugh Knyvett
British Dictionary definitions for full nelson
full nelson
noun
a wrestling hold, illegal in amateur wrestling, in which a wrestler places both arms under his opponent's arms from behind and exerts pressure with both palms on the back of the neck
Compare half-nelson