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deathlock

English

Etymology

death +? lock

Noun

deathlock (plural deathlocks)

  1. (sports) A certain wrestling move that traps the opponent's leg.
  2. Synonym of death grip
    1. A close struggle between two opponents in which each tries to kill the other.
    2. (metaphoric) A struggle to destroy a force or principle to which one is opposed, or between two mutually incompatible principles.
    3. Rigor mortis, or a physical grip that is similarly inflexible and unyielding.
    4. (metaphoric) A similarly tight hold on something nonphysical.

Derived terms

  • (wrestling move): Indian deathlock, scorpion deathlock

deathlock From the web:

  • what happened to deathlok


deathrock

English

Etymology

death +? rock

Noun

deathrock (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of punk rock, incorporating horror themes, that emerged in the United States in the late 1970s.

Hypernyms

  • rock

Derived terms

  • deathrocker

References

  • deathrock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

deathrock From the web:

  • what is deathrock music
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