- ham|mer|lock
- hammer lock, or ham|mer|lock «HAM uhr LOK», noun.a hold used in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted and held behind his back.
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hammer lock — hammer lock, or ham|mer|lock «HAM uhr LOK», noun. a hold used in wrestling, in which an opponent s arm is twisted and held behind his back … Useful english dictionary
hammerlock — ham′mer•lock or ham′mer lock n. spo a wrestling hold in which one arm of an opponent is twisted and forced upward behind the opponent s back • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
hammer — ham•mer [[t]ˈhæm ər[/t]] n. 1) bui a tool consisting of a solid head, usu. of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for driving nails, beating metals, etc 2) bui any of various instruments or devices resembling this in form, action, or use, as a … From formal English to slang
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
Re. — rupee. Also, re. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] … Useful english dictionary
R.E. — 1. real estate. 2. Reformed Episcopal. 3. Right Excellent. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut … Useful english dictionary
r.e. — Football. right end. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] re2 … Useful english dictionary
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
Leute — 1. A de richa Lüta werd ma nüd rüdig1. – Sutermeister, 143; Tobler, 371. In Appenzell: Von den reichen Leuten bekommt man nicht leere Hände. (Tobler.) 2. Albern Leut dienen nicht in die Welt. – Petri, II, 4. 3. Alberne Lüe sind ock Lüe. (Hannover … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Hals — 1. Am runzeligen Halse trauert die Perle. 2. Auf den Hals treten (schlagen) oder auf den Nacken ist eins. Holl.: Het is al een, sla mij aan den nek of aan den hals. (Harrebomée, I, 274.) 3. Aus einem verzagten Halse kommt kein fröhlicher Gesang… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
