: 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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“Nelson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nelson. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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Nelson
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Nel·son
ˈnel-sən 
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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