: a hold in which a wrestler encircles an opponent's head with one arm
Examples of headlock in a Sentence
He had me in a headlock.
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Though the arrest took place in 2023, the incident made headlines again in March after a video of the altercation — showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying — was published by TMZ.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Deputies responded to the home on the 37000 block of Oxford Drive in response to a domestic violence call from a woman who said her husband had assaulted her — including putting her in a headlock and punching her, according to a county case summary.
—City News Service, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Put me in a headlock cutting off air.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The footage showed Paul putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing metal barstools while the couple fought.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Deputies responded to the home on the 37000 block of Oxford Drive in response to a domestic violence call from a woman who said her husband had assaulted her — including putting her in a headlock and punching her, according to a county case summary.
—City News Service, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Put me in a headlock cutting off air.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The footage showed Paul putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing metal barstools while the couple fought.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Headlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlock. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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