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Wrestler's ploy
Answer for the clue "Wrestler's ploy ", 9 letters:
wristlock
Word definitions for wristlock in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
A wristlock is a joint lock primarily affecting the wrist-joint and possibly the radioulnar joints through rotation of the hand. A wristlock is typically applied by grabbing the opponent's hand, and bending and/or twisting it. Wristlocks are very common ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context combat sport English) A wrestling hold in which the opponent is immobilized by having their wrist tightly held.
Usage examples of wristlock.
Keep him on his belly while you pat him down, and when you let him up, keep that wristlock on until you can get him in the car.
With a double wristlock they literally dragged Billy out of the crowd.
But if I lose, you can blame me for putting the psychic wristlock on you.
Sergeant Nick Yanov, one of the few sober policemen at the party, overpowered the spitting kicking cursing policewoman and dragged her still naked into the other bedroom where Officer Sheila Franklin got her in a wristlock until she fell exhausted, blurting what Father Willie had done.
Harold finished the pat down on the front, neck to knee, and moved his hands around to the back, the hype made what he thought was a quick move for his belt but was grabbed in a wristlock by Sam Niles who lifted him up, up on his tippy toes and made him forget the other hurts plaguing him.
Sam Niles said, removing the pressure from the neck but keeping a wristlock which made the Mexican stand tall, sweating in the sunlight.
Roscoe on the right cheekbone and dumped him into a toilet stall, wherein both choirboys switched their attack to the cursing, raging Roscoe Rules who might have shot Pete Zoony to death were it not for Sam Niles keeping a wristlock on his gun hand.
Sam Niles would not release his wristlock on Roscoe until Baxter Slate had taken Pete Zoony out of the rest room to the parking lot in the rear.
Hector tried to grapple with the unencumbered one, a tall athletic-looking figure who with practiced ease caught him in a wristlock and twisted his arm up behind his back.
Holding her sprawled across his lap by a wristlock, he took his doubled belt and whaled her butt red for her.