half nelson
noun Wrestling.
a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck.
Compare
nelson.
Origin of half nelson
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby half nelson
half landing,
half leather,
half measure,
half moon,
half mourning,
half nelson,
half note,
half of it,
half pay,
half pint,
half relief
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British Dictionary definitions for half-nelson
half-nelson
noun
a wrestling hold in which a wrestler places an arm under one of his opponent's arms from behind and exerts pressure with his palm on the back of his opponent's neck
Compare full nelson