Home › Words › H › hammerlockhammerlockhammerlock means A hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind their back.EtymologyFrom hammer + lock.nounA hold, in wrestling, in which an opponent's arm is twisted up behind their back.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.headlock 78% match — A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, from which the opponent cannot easily escape. vs hammerlock →armlock 72% match — A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile. vs hammerlock →deathlock 71% match — A certain wrestling move that traps the opponent's leg. vs hammerlock →overhook 67% match — A clinch hold performed by putting an arm over the opponent's arm, and encircling the opponent's arm or upper body. vs hammerlock →anklelock 67% match — A hold in professional wrestling, a leglock applied to any of the joints in the ankle. vs hammerlock →underhook 67% match — A clinch hold performed by putting an arm under the opponent's arm, and holding the opponent's midsection or upper body. vs hammerlock →armbar 66% match — A joint lock where the elbow is hyperextended in order to cause pain or injury. vs hammerlock →keylock 65% match — An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and torques the shoulder in order to cause pain or injury. vs hammerlock →