leglock

leg·lock
L1E1G2L1O1C3K5
UK/ˈlɛɡˌlɒk/

noun

A joint lock directed at the ankle, knee, or hip joint.

Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounleglock (plural leglocks)

plural leglocks · alternative leg lock

  1. A joint lock directed at the ankle, knee, or hip joint.
verbleglock (third-person singular simple present leglocks, present participle leglocking, simple past and past participle leglocked)

present singular third person leglocks · participle present leglocking · participle past leglocked · past leglocked · alternative leg lock

  1. To wrap one's legs around someone, locking them between one's legs and body.

Origin

From leg + lock.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish jalkalukko
  • jalkalukkojoint lock
Japanese 足搦み
  • 足搦み (ashigarami)joint lock
Cite this entry
APA

leglock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leglock

MLA

“leglock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leglock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leglock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leglock.

Source: leglock on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.