underhook

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noun

A clinch hold performed by putting an arm under the opponent's arm, and holding the opponent's midsection or upper body.

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Meanings

noununderhook (plural underhooks)

plural underhooks

  1. governmentA clinch hold performed by putting an arm under the opponent's arm, and holding the opponent's midsection or upper body.
verbunderhook (third-person singular simple present underhooks, present participle underhooking, simple past and past participle underhooked)

present singular third person underhooks · participle present underhooking · participle past underhooked · past underhooked

  1. transitivegovernmentTo use such a hold upon.

Origin

From under- + hook.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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