armbar

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noun

A joint lock where the elbow is hyperextended in order to cause pain or injury.

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Meanings

nounarmbar (plural armbars)

plural armbars

  1. combat sportsA joint lock where the elbow is hyperextended in order to cause pain or injury.
verbarmbar (third-person singular simple present armbars, present participle armbarring, simple past and past participle armbarred)

present singular third person armbars · participle present armbarring · participle past armbarred · past armbarred

  1. To apply this kind of joint lock.

Origin

From arm + bar.

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Translations

Finnish ristilukko
  • ristilukkocombat technique

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

marRAB
Cite this entry
APA

armbar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armbar

MLA

“armbar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armbar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “armbar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armbar.

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