leglock

English

Alternative forms

• leg lock

Etymology

From leg +‎ lock.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛɡˌlɒk/
• Hyphenation: leg‧lock

Noun

leglock (plural leglocks)

1. A joint lock directed at the ankle, knee, or hip joint.

Verb

leglock (third-person singular simple present leglocks, present participle leglocking, simple past and past participle leglocked)

1. To wrap one's legs around someone, locking them between one's legs and body.

Hyponyms

• foot lock
• hip lock

Translations

joint lock

• Finnish: jalkalukko
• Japanese: 足搦み (あしがらみ, ashigarami)

Further reading

• leglock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia