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noun
A certain wrestling move that traps the opponent's leg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Synonym of death grip.
A close struggle between two opponents in which each tries to kill the other.
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noun
Synonym of death grip.
A struggle to destroy a force or principle to which one is opposed, or between two mutually incompatible principles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Synonym of death grip.
Rigor mortis, or a physical grip that is similarly inflexible and unyielding.
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noun
Synonym of death grip.
A similarly tight hold on something nonphysical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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History
From death + lock.
