Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun full_nelson

1 sense of full nelson

Sense 1
full nelson -- (a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling))
       => nelson -- (any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck)