Definition of nelson
:a wrestling hold marked by the application of leverage against an opponent's arm, neck, and head — compare full nelson, half nelson
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After Fleck set the boy down on his feet, the kid took down Fleck and used a half nelson to flip Fleck, earn back points and then pin him.
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Jones then put the girl in a full nelson, squeezing his arms around her armpits from behind forcing her arms into the air, the video showed.
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Nelson allowed eight runs in 12 innings last year against San Diego.
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The litany of complaints about the site, and its full-nelson approach to commerce, continued through the years that Mr. Borker was in the Big House on sites such as Yelp and Trustpilot.
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Nelsons’s approach with the series is not only generous but holistic.
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Origin and Etymology of nelson
Nelson
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biographical name
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Definition of Nelson
Horatio 1758–1805 Viscount Nelson British admiral
Nelson
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geographical name
Nel·son
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Definition of Nelson
1
river 400 miles (644 kilometers) long in Manitoba, Canada, flowing from the northern end of Lake Winnipeg to Hudson Bay
2
city and port at the head of a bay on the northern coast of the South Island, New Zealand population 37,943
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