WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
three′-quarter nel′son, [Wrestling.]
- Sporta hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position behind a prone opponent, applies a half nelson with one arm, passes the other arm under the opponent's body on the near side, and locks the arms at the fingers or wrist on the back of the opponent's neck. Cf. nelson.
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