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Half Nelson

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Noun

1. half nelson

a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Half Nelson

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noun
a wrestling hold in which a wrestler places an arm under one of an opponent's arms from behind and exerts pressure with the palm on the back of the opponent's neck
Compare full nelson

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Half Nelson

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a wrestling hold in which an arm is placed under the opponent's arm from behind with one's hand pressed against the back of the opponent's neck
see also full nelson

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Half Nelson

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n.
A wrestling hold in which one arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind to the back of the neck.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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