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hammerlock
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈhæm.ə.lɒk/ us /ˈhæm.ɚ.lɑːk/
especially in wrestling, a way of holding an opponent's arm bent behind their back so that they cannot move it:
in a hammerlockHe was up on his toes with his left arm cranked behind his back in a hammerlock.
a situation of complete control over someone or something:
hammerlock onIf any one company gets a hammerlock on the online advertising space, that is worrying.
She transitions to a hammerlock and Rainer goes to the ropes to break the hold.
Once more Bridget locked her left arm into a hammerlock.
He was more or less put in a hammerlock by his manager and told to go out and talk to customers.
Neither right nor left has a hammerlock on the American electorate.
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