full nelson

full nel·son

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foo l nel-suh n]
- /fʊl ˈnɛl sən/
- /fʊl nelsn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foo l nel-suh n]
- /fʊl ˈnɛl sən/

Definitions of full nelson words

noun full nelson a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes each arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the arms at the fingers or wrists on the back of the opponent's neck. 1
noun full nelson a wrestling hold, illegal in amateur wrestling, in which a wrestler places both arms under his opponent's arms from behind and exerts pressure with both palms on the back of the neck 0
noun full nelson a hold in which both arms are placed under the opponent's armpits from behind with the hands pressed against the back of the opponent's neck 0
noun full nelson (wrestling) A hold in which the wrestler applying the hold puts their arms under the arms of their opponent and apply's pressure to the back of their opponents head or neck. 0

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Origin of full nelson

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Full nelson

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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full nelson popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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